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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No matter your education, it's perfectly reasonable to take an entry-level professional job and then work your way up, and/or take a temp or job that doesn't require a college education while job hunting - and in this economy, he won't have much trouble. When I graduated decades ago, I spent about 4 months doing temp clerical work while looking for a permanent job. It was much better - financially, psychologically, and professionally - than job hunting full time.[/quote]

But taking any job means you're not tapping the Ivy college resources and/or your Ivy network, which in theory should have access to higher paying dream jobs. And you're also creating more distance from your Ivy network instead of building a bond through the new job hunt and job offer. And without the network help, you may end up in a job that couldn't care less about the Ivy degree, if not have some contempt for you. It all seems a little shortsighted when there are employers who will pay a premium to add a [Dartmouth or whatever] graduate to their roster.[/quote]

There is no Ivy League network really, it can help you get into grad school and that’s about it.

The employers that pay a premium for an Ivy grad are actually looking for the hallmarks of a connected family and upbringing — rowing crew and interned in banking etc.

Only the closest of friends (or often a significant other) will go bat and hook you up.

Ivy is not an easy stepping stone to the UMC world, usually the most sure fire path I’ve seen is by marrying a classmate.

For truly MC students, the best option is consulting, from Accenture to BCG — they take a wider variety of “types”, and know that the banks and tech world get the high prestige candidates now, and they work them hard but it can lead to good roles and is good training.

From my experience as a 90s Ivy grad, all of the MC students ended up in normal jobs, like teaching or consulting, unless they married up and basically bad that backing and safety net to make the leap. [/quote]

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