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Ivy vs. Non |
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are you kidding? |
| Date Posted: |
02/27/2001 |
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Who ever posted the previous message hit the nail on the head. Ivy will help you land the first job, but after that the real world could care less where you went to school. The real world will be more interested in where you have worked, what experience you have, and how successful you were in your prior positions.
Ivy students are no better than the rest of the top tier or even second tier schools. Let me clarify - yes the average student at an Ivy league is better than the average student at other schools, but the top students from Ivy or other schools are the same. If you disagree you either have not yet been to a top grad school (where the top students from both go and are on an even playing field), or you have not worked in the real world (where the same is true).
So, if you're good you're good. If you're not we'll chew you up and spit you out when you get to our world -"the real world."
Good Luck, to all of you in college!! |
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if anything, i think it's the opposite. when you've worked for a few years and decide to switch jobs, coming from an ivy league school will help you more. everyone knows where you go for your first job is a crapshoot and all the ivy kids are punk-asses at their first jobs anyway, but quickly that ivy league education becomes more valuable for two reasons:
- the superior education from an ivy itself has made you well prepared for change, challenges and success
- people will always want ivy leaguers, are you telling me a marquee company doesn't think that taking a state schooler over an ivy leaguer will marr their reputation? some ivy league consultants are for show, most actually got there because they're better equipped for better jobs.
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