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New Bus-Week Stats |
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Not my experience |
| Date Posted: |
02/25/2000 |
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Harold,
It is unfortunate that you still believe the words of your high school principal about all the equal opportunity bullshit. The fact is that if one wants to get ahead, a person has no choice but to play by the set rules. Once that individual reaches a certain position, then he can make his own rules. However, that moment is still a LONG way from now. You speak quite fervently about my "incompetence". First of all, one should never make judgements about people with whom a person is not familiar. I have achieved more in my 20 years than most people will have done in their entire lives. However, the fact that I am academically capable does not mean I have to be caught up in my greatness when I enter the real world. One does not get paid solely for his IQ. What makes a person valuable is an ability to combine intelligence and interpersonal skills that will allow people to respect and like you at the same time. THAT IS CALLED CLIENT SERVICE, HALFWIT. Clients do not just pay you for raw ideas. They want to feel comfortable with you and have the confidence that you are acting in their best interest. If you think that a client wants to deal with some arrogant prick who thinks he is superior because he holds an Ivy degree, then you are just naive. The same goes for bosses and coworkers. There are always many high quality replacements available who will not act like assholes at every opportunity.
Harold, I think you should go back to your little corner and take these words into account, because they will save you a lot of trouble in the future. It's time to grow up.
P.S. Yes, Rice is firmly on the Ivy level, but Northwestern has some ways to go. |
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I've done recruiting for a while, and I don't think I agree with you when you say "Rice is firmly on the Ivy level, but Northwestern has some ways to go."
US News ranks them as almost identical. However, in the programs with which I have most experience (economics, poli sci, comm studies), I would give Northwestern students the higher marks. Rice's students seem to be more narrow and insular than Northwestern's (maybe it's the Chicago difference).
My maint point is simply that the two school are certainly not as far apart in terms of quality as you indicate. They are both highly respected schools in their regions. Northwestern, however, has substantially more clout in the Chicago area than Rice does in the Houston area. Furthermore, Northwestern has a better national reputation than Rice.
But, they are still quite similar in the big picture.
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