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[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]

You are right!  But the chances of getting finance internships are MUCH higher if you're at a target school -- which Penn is for pretty much every finance firm, and Duke is for most.

Penn State students can be brilliant but still have a hard time getting their resume in the 'interview' pile.  Alumni networks make a real difference too.

That said, as far as Penn/ Duke, I think they are in the same league so ED to the one the kid likes best.[/quote]

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