Anonymous wrote:Olin college.

+1

Olin college.

Anonymous wrote:Better "big name" school get better companies at their career fairs and on campus interviews. Ask colleges when you visit for a directory of their prior year's career fair.

true, but don't go by USNWR as a proxy for this. I would urge all students in hs and parents to actually contact career services and do what the PP says. as well as contact departments which your child is interested in to get further placement info.

For instance, JHU is ranked a lot higher than Carnegie Mellon. But if you want to get a job out of college, Carnegie Mellon's career services IMO is a lot better and they get way more employers coming on campus and doing OCI.

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Anonymous wrote:USMA, USNA, USAFA, USCGA, ROTC....guaranteed job placement.

Indeed.

No, actually I know some folks who were released early (I don't know what it's called technically) and didn't have to serve their 5 years after graduation. Budget cuts. They weren't happy as they really hadn't planned on looking for a job at that point.

holy shit, really? I would think that academy grads would be protected from reductions in force, especially in their first 5 years.

afterall, the whole point of subsidizing academies is to create officers who will be in for the long haul (well past the 5 years). I know a lot do their 5 and jump, but many flag and general officers are academy grads.

Cutting academy grads during their first 5 years is counterproductive and not cost effective.

might as well as have the Sandhurst model then...way cheaper.

Northeastern says its job placement rates are stellar. I don't know the rates, but I tend to believe them because their program requires most kids to do internships. Internships are obviously a good way to get experience and even to get hired by the company you intern with.

Better "big name" school get better companies at their career fairs and on campus interviews. Ask colleges when you visit for a directory of their prior year's career fair.

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Anonymous wrote:USMA, USNA, USAFA, USCGA, ROTC....guaranteed job placement.

Indeed.

No, actually I know some folks who were released early (I don't know what it's called technically) and didn't have to serve their 5 years after graduation. Budget cuts. They weren't happy as they really hadn't planned on looking for a job at that point.

Anonymous wrote:USMA, USNA, USAFA, USCGA, ROTC....guaranteed job placement.

Indeed.

Anonymous wrote:Nowhere is a guarantee for job placement. Being savvy and networking helps, though. But people graduate from Yale and are unemployed.

Yep. The only way you get an interview for an entry-level job in my organization is by having relevant experience (internship/summer job or research assistant work) or with a recommendation from someone we know. HYP means nothing.

Anonymous wrote:Name recognition is huge unless you know someone who can help you get a job. This is especially true for grad school. But also remember that alumni network is also important. Sometimes you can land a job from a lesser known school because an alumnus came across your resume or she has a a friend who is an alumnus and recommended you or forwarded your resume.

Name recognition may be important for grad school, but remember that the names that are recognized by admissions officers in graduate programs are not necessarily the same names recognized by the general public. Some small LACs have outstanding name recognition among grad school admissions officers while not enjoying nearly as much fame elsewhere.

Nowhere is a guarantee for job placement. Being savvy and networking helps, though. But people graduate from Yale and are unemployed.

My brother graduated from Brown about 5 years ago. Def. not guaranteed job placement. Most of his friends took a little bit of time to be able to secure full time employment in their field.

USMA, USNA, USAFA, USCGA, ROTC....guaranteed job placement.

Name recognition is huge unless you know someone who can help you get a job. This is especially true for grad school. But also remember that alumni network is also important. Sometimes you can land a job from a lesser known school because an alumnus came across your resume or she has a a friend who is an alumnus and recommended you or forwarded your resume.

Although nothing is cut in stone regardless where you go to college but do graduates from certain colleges (i.e., MIT, Stanford, Princeton) look forward to almost assuredly finding a job?
There has to be more to this than just name recognition. Thousands of college graduates from hundreds of colleges offering basically the same academics.

Just how important is college name recognition?