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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anyone doing resume review is going to weigh grades/internships/etc. Much more heavily than the name of the school.

Here's the real secrets they'll also do that when weighing say, Penn vs. Penn State.

What people don't realize is that by you are 22, the achievements that got you into college happened 5-8 years ago.  At 22, that's incredibly stale information.  Someone who's a superstar at 17 might continue to be one, but they might not.  17 year old also may have matured a lot.  High school is a different world.

That continues. By the time you're say, 26, your college grades are also stale and all anyone cares about is work performance.  College is different from the working world as well and actual job performance is way more usable data.[/quote]

Yeah, I think this is true. At a certain point, college just because a bragging point. Duke vs Penn is really a pointless distinction. Both schools are very elite, but neither are HYPSM-tier. They'll both grant access into the most selective firms. Personally, I'd go for Duke because of the weather, sports, and social scene. Penn can also be great for the right student, but both schools are more similar than different. Penn is filled with prep school social climbers and wannabe frat boys. [/quote]

HYPSM is not what it used to be. It has admitted too many students who are not strong academically in the last few years. Companies know this and now casting a wider net to recruit from. [/quote]

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