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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That it's a discouraging process favoring rich kids and kids who gamed the process early by picking certain classes to maximize GPA early on, carefully crafted everything, tutored to the max for scores. My only hope is employers realize the cost and general landscape mean  good students with potential end up at all sorts of colleges.[/quote]

They know, don't worry. I think many employers are less excited about elite schools, especially Ivies.[/quote]

I’m a hiring manager at a F50 company. Employers are always excited about elite schools. Those applicants get the interviews, and fast tracked for promotions internally. They get ear marked for the best opportunities.

But strong graduates from other schools can fair just as well, it will just take them more effort to stand out during their career and get ahead of the pack and get noticed. Networking is and social climbing at work is crucial for this group.[/quote]

Agree with Both points.

Freshman at Ivy who sent out 10 emails /applications for paid summer positions in last month. Have heard positively from 7 of them and interviewed with several by zoom.  Kid’s high school friends at non-elite schools have struggled to get responses.[/quote]

:shock: Must be amazing.  My CS junior at UMD sent out 250+ applications for summer internships in Fall.  Got only one response. Went through several rounds to get into a FAANG internship.

He has been doing that since freshman year.  Applies in early Fall to 200+ companies, maintains a high GPA, has an impressive resume since HS (regarding stats and also work experience) and lands prestigious paid internships in summer. Also has got the  "call-back offers" after each internship.  He is just used to working really hard for making opportunities happen for himself.  As parents, we are not influential and networked. [/quote]

your kid is a hustler and will do better than the ivy kid who hasn’t had to work hard. [/quote]

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