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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just my two cents  or maybe less.  What people have described is right -- beautiful area and town, decent school but not even the flagship school for Montana.  What does that mean?  Is it just snob appeal that holds it back?  No, [b]as with most state schools all over the country, job opportunities are more likely to be limited, [/b]at least initially.  So if one were to go to Mont. State, one should also think about what it would be like to live in Montana after graduation, or how the degree might play elsewhere.  Maybe it does not matter as some people say, but it might matter for jobs (not cocktail talk) and definitely worth checking out where students end up, if you can find that information.  Someone mentioned Humboldt State, a public school way up in Northern California, and it is probably not that dissimilar.  Employment opportunities will be greatest where people are familiar with the school -- can people break out of that, will some students from Montana State end up at Google, sure, but it is generally best to play averages in this area, and on average, most opportunities will be in Montana or surrounding areas, at least initially.  Nothing wrong with that, Montana is a beautiful state with lots of interesting stuff going on, but worth taking into account, my two cents.    [/quote]
 We hire grads from state colleges over pretentious ivy schools. We find grads from the state colleges are more likely to come to us with a prior work history.[/quote]

There is merit to both sides of the argument because there is a regional aspect that should be considered. On the other hand, there are far more non-Ivy grads than Ivy grads so programs are going to have a mix of people and there's a lot of hiring managers that honestly don't care or don't really understand  or appreciate the differences among schools.  I'm C-suite exec at one of the largest healthcare systems in the country. We offer three internship programs, one for rising juniors and seniors in college (dedicated to a department for the summer and priority hiring upon graduation), one for college graduates (new to our org, they sample different departments and we hire them into their fit), and one for MHA or MBA students. We have thousands of applicants every year for a very limited number of slots. The program basically fills up from kids at the 2 state schools then a smattering from other schools - I've never heard of most of them. [/quote]

You market your internships poorly or have no interest in attracting talent coming from elsewhere. We get them from all over the country. [/quote]

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