Hi Hos
There are two reasons why elite schools matter - neither of which revolves around the actual education. First, the students at these schools enter into a world of networking that will provide them access to powerful people. Secondly, elite schools have renown that can't be touched when they appear on a resume. The most brilliant mind that ever attained a degree from Suburban Community College will not have the leg up on a student that scraped by academically at Harvard. Why? Because the HR department sees Harvard. And, the prestige of Harvard is the asset that was paid for.
There are two reasons why elite schools matter - neither of which revolves around the actual education. First, the students at these schools enter into a world of networking that will provide them access to powerful people. Secondly, elite schools have renown that can't be touched when they appear on a resume. The most brilliant mind that ever attained a degree from Suburban Community College will not have the leg up on a student that scraped by academically at Harvard. Why? Because the HR department sees Harvard. And, the prestige of Harvard is the asset that was paid for.
Money talks and BS walks.
Student debt is a real issue for a lot of people, this is like salt in the wound.
Maybe a good penalty for all these people would be to pay a SUBSTANTIAL amount to reducing student debt. Like, enough money to really hurt.
So I am going to guess it's 10! Streaking!!!
If you truly can't remember these things then maybe it's time for you to either a) turn in your PoHo card or b) GET BACK TO POSTING!
There are two reasons why elite schools matter - neither of which revolves around the actual education. First, the students at these schools enter into a world of networking that will provide them access to powerful people. Secondly, elite schools have renown that can't be touched when they appear on a resume. The most brilliant mind that ever attained a degree from Suburban Community College will not have the leg up on a student that scraped by academically at Harvard. Why? Because the HR department sees Harvard. And, the prestige of Harvard is the asset that was paid for.
My grand daughter's student loans total enough to buy a decent house around here. That was acquired before she had even worked one day.
Of course that's the loans, not what it cost for the education. In other words what she owes not what her parents spent over 6 years.
The first 4 years was at a state university (BSU). The next 2 years was at Tulane in NOLA. The post grad cost as much as the first 4 years.