When I visited GW with my daughter, the most impressive thing was the school logo on all the dumpsters. No American U was a different story
I've never understood the correlation between high tuition costs and earning potential. I'm 35, got my bachelor's from a meh university and earned my master's from a meh university. My undergrad cost with room and board was around $15,000 a year and my master's was about 18k total. I never took out student loans. I've traveled the world on a Fortune 500's dime while earning a six figure salary. I also happen to serve on the board at the GWU School of Business. Parents need to stop burdening their children w senseless debt just so they can brag that their kid goes to X school. I've hired over 100 people, and I've never asked or cared where anyone went to school. Additionally, I've never been asked in an interview about where I've gone to school. These universities profit off the falacy that their education is going to open doors that others school won't. In most cases, this isn't true.
No no, thank you.
Agree, so wrong on UConn academics. Sad to see this pooh poohing of Uconn academics being perpetrated here. Yes they have underachieved at football - academics-no.
In some instances I agree with you that the college doesn't make a huge difference in your job earning potential but grad school is a different animal. One of my sons graduated from University of Chicago MBA program which is one of the top programs in the country. When he graduated there he signed a first year deal earning almost $300,000 per year. Most of his friends from there (finance Majors) all made a huge amount more then his friends who graduated from Meh MBA schools. The top firms demand MBA from Wharton, Harvard, Stamford and Booth and pay for that talent level.
Hold on, educate me what players did we miss out on that were "good" football players because they wanted to go to a school with perceived harder academics? I'm not trying to be a wiseass, I just think the vast majority of football players at the FBS level are not looking for harder classes. I just don't see it.
Some kids will choose the Ivies over FBS. In the class of 2022, 4 kids UConn offered decided on Harvard, 1 Princeton, and 1 Brown. 2 PWO offered kids went to Columbia and Brown.
Some other people were saying the value proposition of BC and potentially Syracuse for athletes was better academics than UConn and I was responding to a comment that another person made who said Tution Cost factored into the decision and BC and Syracuse were more expensive and the price wasn't worth it. I was simply saying with scholarship athletes, price does not factor into that argument.
When your kid gets into a top 75 university in the entire country, it is certainly something to be proud of. He's no dummy. I was surprised by the overpriced ranking. They must have a lot of Liberal Arts majors there.
It's been some time since I got my Master's and looked for my first job, so maybe it's changed, but "back in the day" the school's reputation might help you get the first job. After that, the hiring was based all on your ability, accomplishments and what you could do for the employer.
Once again, a direct reply to a different person ( @RSTuthill , cited message below) specifically identified Syracuse's current academic admission standards are on par if not lower than UConn's today. Yes, the clear response directly to RSTuthill noted SU's costs are typically higher in general. Noting a continued unilateral misunderstanding, a polite reply to you specifically acknowledged SU's general student costs do not apply to student-athletes on full scholarship. Bless your heart.
I always tell my kids I love the other one better...currently. Keeps them in their toes.
Pretty sure Harvard does too.
I chuckled at this and then thought to myself “wait, what was the original subject matter?“ This one took a pretty huge drift even for The Boneyard.
That only works when they’re teenagers.
Isn’t that a prerequisite for any thread? I can’t keep up with the ever changing rules
