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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]my kid at a top nescac and sooo many kids going the data or consulting routes as opposed to IB.  The consulting lifestyle or learning state of the art AI, big data, etc. holds a lot more appeal than IB drudgery.  Pay not that much different first couple years , then they all go to b school anyway.  Mind as well learn a useful skill and enjoy urself in early 20s.  Data internship offers paying $90k annualized for 10 week gig.  Not bad for a 20 yr old with another year of school left..[/quote]

LOL....Why do people have to mention top schools this or that?  I just don't get it.

FWIW, my kid majors in Business Information Technology (BIT) at a school in VA where 99% of DCUMers would laugh at but he got an internship at the end of his sophomore year with a FinTech for 60/hr (120k annualized)  for a ten weeks gig.  His education cost less than half PP's top nescac, LOL... [/quote]

sounds like u feel your son is doing well, and are happy with his school selection despite the fact u feel people on this board would laugh at the school - a bit weird thing to say imo, but congrats - but the real value of a “top nescac” is usually the alumni benefits and connections that are realized over a lifetime - these schools have extremely loyal alumni with many who go out of their way to help - that u may not realize with a degree from ur sons school[/quote]

and don’t forget in 3 years when both applying to b school the kid from the top nescac will likely be the more successful candidate assuming same undergrad grades - the high paying internship means zippo at that point.. especially when combined with the type of school that dcum would “laugh at”[/quote]

FWIW, I had two boys that attended one of the top nescac schools.  The older son wasn't much athletic but the younger son was a superstar athlete and he could have played sports at a D1 school but he chose the nescac school instead.  After graduation, neither got help from the school alumni, just saying.  As far as b school goes, the recommendation letter and who you know is much more important than the undergrad school you attended.  My nephew got the recommendation from his employer's CEO who graduated from Georgetown business school and is also a big time donor to the program.  My nephew got accepted, he attended VATech undergrad, but my son did not. They both had similar undergrad grades.  YMMV.
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