Reply to What happens to the bottom 10% of the class at an elite?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "What happens to the bottom 10% of the class at an elite?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
What is really frightening is that you both don't understand that it takes 10 to 20 years after graduation from college to have any idea "what happens to someone" or what happens to any particular cohort.  The first job people get and if they "have 3 job offers in January" has much more to do with the economy (expected economy) at that time than where they went to school.  Over those 10 to 20 years, the economic cycles average out and the benefit of one type of background or another plays out.  Any "study" that was based on the last two or three years would have cherry picked the data by definition.[/quote]
I get that, but higher-ed has changed sooooo much in the last 20 years. Global, common app, fast-moving tech economy. It's just tying to connect 02-06 alums to current campus climate and outcomes is just silly.[/quote]
Ok, fine. I work in the tech sector. I DGAF about people's GPAs when I interview them. I notice where they went to school, but I mostly pay attention to 1) what they've done (depending on seniority that may include any relevant stuff from college incl. coursework subjects, not grades), 2) what they can speak intelligently and creatively to, and 3) how they present themselves. Honestly, my recruiters are good enough that I rarely have to worry about 1), and 2) and 3) are mixed because I'm trying to suss out whether they are smooth talkers vs. actual experts and whether they are arrogant vs. confident.

There are obviously employers that care about GPS, but they aren't 100% of all employers. Interesting and relevant experience post-undergrad can even make up for poor grades in grad school admission. The only members of the bottom 10% of Harvard who are going to fail in life are the ones who ended up in that bottom 10% because they didn't try and expected the world to be handed to them. Harvard selects for enough intelligence, that you'd be surprised the extent to which those "expect the world to be handed to them" are spread across the spectrum of rank. Elites can open doors you cannot fathom if you haven't experienced it. My siblings both went to one of the best-regarded public flagships, and I went to an elite. We are all successful, but I have flexibility and options they don't have because I can draw upon a network of people who just want to help or talk about school or whatever...and I have an impeccable pedigree.[/quote]

Which schools comprise the elites in your sector?
[/quote]

My husband went to a college that no one has ever heard of (including us) as that was his only option and he's doing very well in tech.  It really depends on the field.  In IT, no one really cares except the really snobby ones.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics