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So I guess the prevailing wisdom is 'the better the school, the better the opportunity'. My question is, what are those differences? Basically, how much is a 10-15 rankings jump worth? What can you get from a higher ranked school that you can't at that 'Near Elite' school? I know that plenty of people get internships/jobs through their own search...so on and so forth.
That is a pretty broad set of questions, but I would love to hear what you guys have to say.
And just in case you missed it in the beginning, this isn't me. It might be, but I don't want to put my foot in my mouth, lol.
Discuss.
(edit by rhyme: Fixed for table breakage, removed a few of the *hypotheticals*)
So I guess the prevailing wisdom is 'the better the school, the better the opportunity'. My question is, what are those differences? Basically, how much is a 10-15 rankings jump worth? What can you get from a higher ranked school that you can't at that 'Near Elite' school? I know that plenty of people get internships/jobs through their own search...so on and so forth.
That is a pretty broad set of questions, but I would love to hear what you guys have to say.
And just in case you missed it in the beginning, this isn't me. It might be, but I don't want to put my foot in my mouth, lol.
Discuss.
(edit by rhyme: Fixed for table breakage, removed a few of the *hypotheticals*)
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Man...50 people read this and had nothing to say? lol...off to bed.
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Unless you have very specific goals that you know can be filled by attending a near-elite school, I can't imagine a situation where you would turn down an elite school, even with no money, to attend a near-elite school, even with a full scholarship. The only exception to the above statement is if you really have no way (beg borrow or steal) to pay for school without the scholarship.
The level of opportunity is really different at elite schools, in terms of recruiting opportunities, faculty & teaching, alumni connections, quality of fellow students, and the list goes on. The other thing to remember is that elite and ultra-elite schools have staying power. You can be pretty damn sure that when you retire, the same schools will probably be considered elite; sure another school or two may join them, but which one will you gamble on? It's really hard to imagine, over a 20 or 30 year career how attending an elite school wouldn't pay off in almost all circumstances.
The exception would be if you have a very specific career in mind, for example a family business or some type of non-competitive slow-track management position. If you're sure that you can land the job from the near-elite school, and you're sure that you never want anything more, then go for it. Remember, it's really difficult to land jobs at firms that don't recruit on campus; for the most competitive jobs, firms often only consider students from alternate schools if they can't fill their hiring needs at their core schools. The reverse of this is that in years where they are able to meet their hiring goals at their target schools, they won't consider even the most highly qualified students from other schools.
The above is not commentary on the quality of near-elite or any other schools. They are very good schools and many are great places to spend your money and 2 years of your life. In the abstract, they are great schools; but I can't see choosing one given the opportunity to attend an elite or ultra-elite school.
The level of opportunity is really different at elite schools, in terms of recruiting opportunities, faculty & teaching, alumni connections, quality of fellow students, and the list goes on. The other thing to remember is that elite and ultra-elite schools have staying power. You can be pretty damn sure that when you retire, the same schools will probably be considered elite; sure another school or two may join them, but which one will you gamble on? It's really hard to imagine, over a 20 or 30 year career how attending an elite school wouldn't pay off in almost all circumstances.
The exception would be if you have a very specific career in mind, for example a family business or some type of non-competitive slow-track management position. If you're sure that you can land the job from the near-elite school, and you're sure that you never want anything more, then go for it. Remember, it's really difficult to land jobs at firms that don't recruit on campus; for the most competitive jobs, firms often only consider students from alternate schools if they can't fill their hiring needs at their core schools. The reverse of this is that in years where they are able to meet their hiring goals at their target schools, they won't consider even the most highly qualified students from other schools.
The above is not commentary on the quality of near-elite or any other schools. They are very good schools and many are great places to spend your money and 2 years of your life. In the abstract, they are great schools; but I can't see choosing one given the opportunity to attend an elite or ultra-elite school.
