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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know a girl who graduated from Elon within the last 5 years and she became.....a professional nanny/photographer. Yes after years of tuition that was her calling. So, obviously it's a VERY competitive school.[/quote]

My DD graduated from Elon in 2008 and she was gainfully employed through the recession and continues to be.  She has Elon friends who were hired at a myriad of Fortune 500's, Bain Capital, VP's in top-3 commercial real estate firms, Booz Allen/Boeing/ and other consulting firms, Deloitte/E&Y/PWC/KPMG, big banking in NY and Boston, accepted at top laws and now work BigLaw and/or federal, accepted at top medical schools, work for federal government/foreign service/non-profits--the whole gambit.  And these are just one's that moved to DC and the Northeast. Certainly there are positions and recruiting cycles that favor Ivy league schools, but their Elon degrees have not been a detriment at all, and their colleagues come from plenty of well known, well regarded institutions.  At some point, it comes down to the person, not only the name on their degree.  I've worked with plenty of Harvard/Yale/Princeton grads who don't last because they cannot work with others and assimilate into the culture of a business.

But yes, it makes a lot of sense to paint a school and their graduates with a broad brush stroke based on the personal choices of one person.

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Here we go with the Ivy grads can't work with others BS. This is what people say to feed their insecurity and jealousy about not being an Ivy grad.

For the record : From the time you walk through ivy gates you are compelled to work with others, as you're often placed in groups and forced to complete projects, assignments, presentations, etc. those who have sich personality defects that they can't work with others don't make it . They are 'counseled' out or leave on their own because the anti sociable thing won't fly and they won't be able to deal.

Firms would not target ivies if they churned out a bunch of people who can't work with others. Sorry your kid wasn't ivy material but stop with the BS.[/quote]

Looks like somebody hit a nerve.  Obviously, there are tons of Ivy grads who go on to be very successful, just like there are tons of non-Ivy grads who go on to be very successful.  Pointing out that not all Ivy grads, super-smart people, whatever, don't cut it in the real world is simply stating a fact.  That's the really great thing about the U.S.  There is no one route to success.  What there does seem to be on these forums, however, is an oversupply of folks convinced there's a formula and if they can just get their kids to repeat it, they're set.  How about some original thinking for a change? [/quote]
Yes, a nerve was hit. Ivy envy and people attempting to scapegoat others to make themselves feel better about being less than will always irritate others.

If you are so okay with the different pathways to success. (And the ones you and your [/quote]

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