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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, smart students do make it.  I like to think I'm one.  But, if you do end up with a corporate career, it is so nice to have that elite school credential when you want to switch between industries.  That's a real possibility given how fast relevant careers are shifting and I think more so true today than yesterday. Being rubber stamped as smart lasts your whole life. It's a nice luxury.[/quote]
Yup, this is the value of an elite school in a nutshell.[/quote]
Anyone in HR with brains knows that there are a lot of factors that go into what school someone chooses. A majority of my dd's friends have GPAs over 4.0, full IB diplomas, and top SAT scores, and they're only looking at in-state schools because that's all their parents are willing to pay for. The top student that chooses to go over $200k in debt for undergrad is not necessarily someone I would view as "smart."[/quote]
Well, HR people might be brainless, then, since they are the people who have made the biggest deal about my elite schools. But it's also true that after your first job, you don't really get jobs through a standard application process but rather through networking. Your alumni network from an elite school is more likely to be well-placed, as stats shared in this thread bear out.

Ultimately, though, I don't think it makes sense to go into 6 figure debt for school either (and I didn't). But it has absolutely not been my experience that employers are thinking about that when they hire people. As a hiring manager, I will say that when I am flooded with applications for a job, schools and past employers are an easy way to whittle down the list to a manageable set of candidates to interview.[/quote]

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