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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]no one - and certainly no one worth working for -  cares about where you went to college[/b]

public school kids are even if not further ahead than their private counterparts from a career standpoint,  and that's without the legacy and nepotistic hookups [/quote]

Is that why the top tech employers only recruit from a handful of schools? Do you think Goldman Sachs would take a graduate of Longwood as an entry level employee on any kind of track that had a shot of advancement? Are consulting companies hiring from Coppin State? [/quote]

Tech companies care about your skills not where you went to college
Goldman Sachs 1) like i said worth working for 2) hardly anyone from privates in the DMV is going on to work there
Coppin State - and there's the arrogant elitism!

there is zero career difference for those who went to private vs public [/quote]

100%!!!  It’s all about your work ethic and the major you choose. [/quote]

ITA! FWIW, I may be a little too young for this thread but I have a parent who is a World Bank employee (think director/VP level) and could've easily afforded to go private if necessary. Instead, I attended elementary & middle in East County ("yikes" for some people on this thread) and moved to the west side for HS (think B-CC/WJ), choosing that over some nice options I got into after taking the private school test (think Georgetown Day, etc). Ended up earning a full, four-year merit scholarship to a solid Big Ten school with a great business program where I've really thrived academically & socially to this point. So far, I've interned in investment banking at a firm similar to Goldman and I'm moving to private investing next summer (chose this over a tech company that I advanced to final-round interviews with because I can revisit that company for full-time and the former firm was in an area of the country that I'm very fond of). A big reason why I turned down the private school was that I personally knew that I wanted to be in an environment that was as close to the real-world diversity-wise as possible and to know that I've learned a lot about/lived a full life, not to mention that quite a few people from privates ended up in my college class doing the same exact thing I'm doing right now. Also, many of my friends who went to private schools can be very disrespectful to professors, lack independence learning wise and overall, have very fixed views (seeing certain types of people or practices as "lower" instead of just cultural), only hang out in concentrated bubbles, etc. I'm sure we've all seen the recent story with the Wharton undergrads who took that survey re: income inequality. Yes, we push kids hard in this area, but sometimes we overextend them/overplan their futures (out of love, of course, but it can still be pretty damaging). If I'm a parent one day, I'd for sure follow the same formula. Hope this enriches/drives this rich conversation further.[/quote]

Adding onto this, the tech company I interviewed with has multiple alumni from my school who I networked with. It really just depends on the team/function that you want, but many industries (especially tech) are willing to recruit from everywhere. Even if they recruit on your campus, you still have to put in the necessary legwork and speaking to my friends from top schools, there wasn't a huge difference between how interviewers perceived my background, etc.[/quote]

There is absolutely a floor below witch you have little to no chance coming out of college at most places. Does the tech company that you interviewed with higher fresh UVA Wise graduates? Elizabeth City State? USC Aiken? [/quote]

while i can't speak to outcomes at those specific schools, the point is that many people on this thread have an "ivy or nothing" mentality which is harmful to young adults in a time of their lives where healthy development is still happening & very critical. i always thought that if i wasn't attending xyz place, i was nothing, but it's about the goals and the right fit for every student individually. the tech company i want actually has hired from elizabeth city state, among other places, and even if they haven't, that's changing as more people at those schools learn about these opportunities. many times, kids from those schools will want to work there but don't try because history has told them that they don't have a chance. bottom line: talent comes from everywhere. I know of lawyers who went to state schools and majored in education, it's about the plan you have and the execution of it. [/quote]

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