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Anybody Applying to College?
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I graduated from a state university many years ago with a great education. Most of the classes in my major were taught by professionals in the field who knew the difference between brilliance from bullhockey.
Over the course of my career, I've had many occasions to prove my abilities surpass many of my peers who went to more highly rated colleges. But several times, I was shut out of consideration for really good jobs because the people hiring looked at where I went to school, not at what I produced. It was damn frustrating -- almost like a reverse affirmative action for privileged white males who went to exclusive northeastern liberal arts colleges.
And now I'm preparing a daughter to enter college ... We haven't seen what financial aid packages are going to be offered her, but she's well above average with many attributes that could impress an admissions counselor. Still, I know what the competition is like, and she might not be THAT above average to snag a lucrative scholarship.
So I'm left with a dilemma on what guidance to offer. Do I tell her about the jobs that went to other, less qualified people because the morons wanted to surround themselves with like-minded frat boys? Or do I tell her to follow her instincts, even if the college might not impress some future manager poring over her resume?
For now, she's got a range of places on her mind. Recently, she's decided to at least apply to an in-state school, thinking she might have more money (or really less debt) to ease her entry into graduate school. I'm confident she'll find her way and make the right choice, I just wish there were fewer morons in the world.
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Over the course of my career, I've had many occasions to prove my abilities surpass many of my peers who went to more highly rated colleges. But several times, I was shut out of consideration for really good jobs because the people hiring looked at where I went to school, not at what I produced. It was damn frustrating -- almost like a reverse affirmative action for privileged white males who went to exclusive northeastern liberal arts colleges.
And now I'm preparing a daughter to enter college ... We haven't seen what financial aid packages are going to be offered her, but she's well above average with many attributes that could impress an admissions counselor. Still, I know what the competition is like, and she might not be THAT above average to snag a lucrative scholarship.
So I'm left with a dilemma on what guidance to offer. Do I tell her about the jobs that went to other, less qualified people because the morons wanted to surround themselves with like-minded frat boys? Or do I tell her to follow her instincts, even if the college might not impress some future manager poring over her resume?
For now, she's got a range of places on her mind. Recently, she's decided to at least apply to an in-state school, thinking she might have more money (or really less debt) to ease her entry into graduate school. I'm confident she'll find her way and make the right choice, I just wish there were fewer morons in the world.
mt
For the most part, as long as you can get into a "good" graduate school, where you went undergrad means little.