2010 Princeton Review Top 20 Colleges

[Hello Mister Walrus]

akanska Wrote:
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> Hello Mister Walrus… can you provide some
> details of your assumption?
>
> Wesleyan student body = 2,700
> Princeton student body = 4,600
>
> did you take this into account in your “more”
> statement.
I don’t have any numbers. It’s just reasonable to assume that prestigious investment banks will be more likely to hire you if you attend HYP compared to less prestigious colleges. That’s a big part of why HYP are more selective than many other schools.

 

[kkent]

Yeah, but if you want to be an engineer and not an investment banker, it makes more sense to go to Georgia Tech than to Yale. Value is all about choice.

 

[eureka]

If you are really smart you just go straight to the honorary PHD.

 

[akanska]

Hello Mister Walrus Wrote:
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> akanska Wrote:
> ————————————————–
> —–
> > Hello Mister Walrus… can you provide some
> > details of your assumption?
> >
> > Wesleyan student body = 2,700
> > Princeton student body = 4,600
> >
> > did you take this into account in your “more”
> > statement.
>
>
> I don’t have any numbers. It’s just reasonable to
> assume that prestigious investment banks will be
> more likely to hire you if you attend HYP compared
> to less prestigious colleges. That’s a big part of
> why HYP are more selective than many other
> schools.
hummm… your “I don’t have any numbers” statement makes your numbers related argument completely defunct. The article was not limited to finance related careers. What about a girl @ princeton who ends up being a teacher and gets paid scale like her coworker who graduated debt free from state U X. (they do exist… I know some)
Of course once you put your specific parameters on there (investment banker, GS) your argument is valid… but those did not apply to the article so its not appropriate.
And believe it or not there are MANY schools you may have never heard of that have sub 20% entrance rates. I went to a small school you probably never hear of and all of my friends in the econ track had a summer internship @ GS/Lehman/ML their junior year. Yeah, Princeton might be a household name, but the people that matter are also well aware of the other selective and high ranking schools. Furthermore small schools lend to w tight alumni network- might not reach as far… but it VERY loyal.
Recruiters also like to have diversity in their mix- ie don’t want 100% grads of school X that bring the same mindset due to same professors- so going to a smaller but similarly competitive school can be beneficial when competing for highly sought after firms.

 

[packattack4]

akanska Wrote:
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> Hello Mister Walrus Wrote:
> ————————————————–
> —–
> > akanska Wrote:
> >
> ————————————————–
>
> > —–
> > > Hello Mister Walrus… can you provide some
> > > details of your assumption?
> > >
> > > Wesleyan student body = 2,700
> > > Princeton student body = 4,600
> > >
> > > did you take this into account in your “more”
> > > statement.
> >
> >
> > I don’t have any numbers. It’s just reasonable
> to
> > assume that prestigious investment banks will
> be
> > more likely to hire you if you attend HYP
> compared
> > to less prestigious colleges. That’s a big part
> of
> > why HYP are more selective than many other
> > schools.
>
> hummm… your “I don’t have any numbers” statement
> makes your numbers related argument completely
> defunct. The article was not limited to finance
> related careers. What about a girl @ princeton
> who ends up being a teacher and gets paid scale
> like her coworker who graduated debt free from
> state U X. (they do exist… I know some)
>
> Of course once you put your specific parameters on
> there (investment banker, GS) your argument is
> valid… but those did not apply to the article so
> its not appropriate.
>
> And believe it or not there are MANY schools you
> may have never heard of that have sub 20% entrance
> rates. I went to a small school you probably
> never hear of and all of my friends in the econ
> track had a summer internship @ GS/Lehman/ML
> their junior year. Yeah, Princeton might be a
> household name, but the people that matter are
> also well aware of the other selective and high
> ranking schools. Furthermore small schools lend
> to w tight alumni network- might not reach as
> far… but it VERY loyal.
>
> Recruiters also like to have diversity in their
> mix- ie don’t want 100% grads of school X that
> bring the same mindset due to same professors- so
> going to a smaller but similarly competitive
> school can be beneficial when competing for highly
> sought after firms.
They might be aware of other schools, but hands down HYP beats any liberal arts school. Give it a rest.