Going to an Ivy League school won't really help that much in my career goal. Yet, I still wanna go to one to be able to claim that I went to one. But I'm beginning to realize that this isn't important at all.
Can you guys help me further debunk my irrational urge to want to attend an Ivy League school?
2006-11-01 16:38:04 · 7 answers · asked by midwestsportsfancollegeguy 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
college is what you make it. going to a school in the top 100 isn't that much different these days from going to a school in the top 10. here's a rough explanation of why:
in the 1970s and 80s, graduate schools all over the country gave out way more PhDs than there were positions for them. this meant that there were thousands of really qualified people who couldn't get jobs at top universities. they were eventually hired by less wealthy and prestigious schools, improving the caliber of the faculty and therefore the school as a whole.
if you go to the university of arizona, you'll find that most of the professors have degrees from really fine universities. just because they're teaching art UA doesn't mean they aren't smart, it just means that there are more people vying for fewer jobs than there used to be. if you're smart and motivated, you can get to know them well and learn probably even more than you could as one of the crowd at an ivy league school.
most CEOs of fortune 500 companies graduated from state schools with good business programs. once you get your first job, employers more or less stop looking at where you went to college.
bottom line, you can get a top-tier education at schools that aren't supposed to be top-tier. sure, harvard might have more things to offer than texas at austin, but there's way less of a difference than there was 30 years ago.
but hey, apply where you want and see what happens.
good luck.
2006-11-01 16:46:35 · answer #1 · answered by donlockwood36 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Like anything else.. it depends on your career goals..and if you are accepted!
Are you about the status the Ivy's give you, because that is true. Doors open for the graduates on name alone....however you will pay the price in social competition. I hated Princeton for that reason. And there are a lot of kids there because their parents are 3 generation professors, or celebrities and if you are not..... sort of hard to hang with them for friends if you know what I mean.($) very affluent!!
If you just want a very good education, you can find it elsewhere-guaranteed.
My brother loved Harvard but he also says you can go to any good school, in your field and then get into Ivys for Grad school. Tend to be more $ available too. In fact a friend of mine's son got full Harvard scholarship that way.
If you can't afford it, don't let that dissuade you. They are big and have $$ for deserving students, although like anything, free money means hoops to jump through.
Ask the school you are looking into, for a list of names you can contact. Then look for people in that list who were in the department you are interested in. If it is a field on the cutting edge,then you might have the best professor...or he may be tied up in research and the class is taught by a grad student and you might as well save the hassle and go to a (cheaper) school.
2006-11-02 01:04:15 · answer #2 · answered by atheleticman_fan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do Ivy League schools offer degrees in computer animation, digital arts and design, entertainment business, film, game development, recording arts? Do Ivy League grads work on tour with Christina Aguilera and Madonna? Produce a Grammy for Outkast? Do lighting for Cirque du Soleil shows? No, but grads at Full Sail in FLA do. You don't have to be bored in lectures or sweat through cramming for crazy tests to have a career and make money in life, instead, you could do something fun.
www.fullsail.com
I found out about them through a grass roots word of mouth campaign called Bzz Agent.
2006-11-02 01:02:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
My cousin went to Harvard on a football scholarship and I desperately wanted to go. Everyone in the family was bragging about him and I wanted to wear that cool crimson sweatshirt. But I didn't get in and went to UK instead, go big blue.
Good luck and hope you get in, and I'll feel for you if you don't. Who doesn't want a little prestige?
By the way, the fact that I have a degree has made life a lot easier, even if I didn't go ivy.
2006-11-02 00:42:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
According to statistics Ivy leaguers do not make any more money then people graduating from other schools.
2006-11-02 00:47:16 · answer #5 · answered by shepherd 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are a waste of money. Do what you love, it doesn't matter what school you go to as long as you are doing what you love to do.
2006-11-02 00:40:53 · answer #6 · answered by jacksfullhouse 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These pompous asses are so full of themselves while the real world overtakes them.
2006-11-02 00:46:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋