I've noticed a lot of people saying that 100% of the value of going to an elite college is the brand. This isn't true. But the reason this number is so hard to get a fix on is that it varies enormously between students.
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For a rich and well-connected kid who spends most of college partying or protesting, most of the value of attending an elite college is the brand. But for the child of immigrants for whom college is the introduction to the world of science, only a small fraction is.
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Yes, but how many rich kids go to that college vs. children of immigrants?
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Thank you for articulating this so succinctly.
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What is the difference in absolutely education (academics) between an ivy league school and a state school?
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I see top schools as a welder's torch, you need acytelene (rich kids) and oxygen (smart kids) in the right ratios.
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Also depends on the career you'll choose after studies; in some professions personal contacts (i.e., branding and associated network) naturally matter the most, while in some other professions, world-class expertise and craft beat everything else.
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Appreciate there is great content at these institutions but Is there not an element that the aforementioned kid gets an instant certification into a new club/status which leads to door opening at big tech, big 4 consultancy, big finance?
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It's more that you can just walk up to a professor and ask to work on their super cool research project, and there's a good chance they'll let you.
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I would say it's the quality of instruction, the interaction with world class professors, the fellow students, the town itself, the school and the brand (no particular order)
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I believe people say that in relation to other "non elite" colleges though. It's relative
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yeah but paul seems to be mostly concerned with straw men these days. sad!
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