Reply to ARE elite colleges worth all the stress and striving and scandal?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "ARE elite colleges worth all the stress and striving and scandal?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous]I think it really depends on what you want out of life and how you expect college to contribute to it. For context, I grew up UMC, went to a well-ranked private, and attended HYPS undergrad and PhD programs.

In the long run, one of the most valuable things I've gotten from those elite names is career flexibility. I've switched careers entirely once, and I've also made significant transitions within the same general career path. Recruiters and hiring managers have more-or-less told me that the schools on my resume are what gave them the confidence to bring me in for an interview (I still had to prove I could do the job).

In terms of college itself, I had an amazing experience with the opportunity to study with the "best of" in multiple fields. I squeezed every last drop of what I could get out of my university, but the reality is that few people at elite schools do that. My siblings both went to our highly-ranked state flagship, and my dad (who was paying full ride for all of us) acknowledged when I graduated that what I got was truly different and special. That experience informs everything I've done since, and I don't think I'd be able to carve the unique career and life trajectory I have had without it.

At the end of the day, though, my siblings and I have similar incomes and UMC lifestyles...so if you were to base it on that alone, it wasn't "worth" it.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics