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Originally posted by Rudey
Oh I see, you have no facts just ideas that might be facts? Cut me a break here. There is no kissing up. Go look on company websites and see where they recruit from. You don't wave your MBA. And yes if Joe Blow and Harvard U Boy compete, Harvard boys wins. Why wouldn't he??? He sacrificed more to get in, was in a better program, has a fancier degree so why wouldn't he the majority of the time?? I've never heard anyone say top schools are worthless. That is a ridiculous statement to make. What proves it has worth? Average income afterwards? Alumni connections? Renowned teachers?? Perhaps the fact that you climb the corporate ladder faster than someone with a no-name degree? Because tell me what it is that Podunk U has over other schools since that'd be great to know.
And the whole rich comment made no sense. You have to pay. Either that money comes from your work sponsoring you, you've made the money prior to entering, or you took out loans. Are any of those bad at all? And yes some people might have generous parents who pay for all that even when their adults but the majority don't. Is debt bad? Is it debt or an investment? Actually since your salary shoots up from a top 10 school you can make back that money. Heck I loved my school loans...I put that amount of money into aggressive biotech funds and I'm earning a decent amount so far.
You're not addressing what I say. But if you'd like turn your eye to the truth, settle for a no-name place, and waste money. But while you're wasting money can I have some too?
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....that's funny, I am addressing what you say. Here, I'll make it easier for you:
1 - there IS kissing up. Either you don't see it, or you must not want to admit it. I see it happen every day, so I know that it happens.
2 - Harvard boy might win, but not every time. Joe Blow boy will win too. HR is not going to base their hiring decision purely on where the applicant's degree is from.
3 - I never said that Ivy-league degrees are worthless. Please show me where I said that.
4 - proving what your degree is worth is obviously in the eye of the beholder. If someone's ultimate goal in life is to become the CEO of one of the top companies in the country or the world, then yeah, an ivy-league MBA will get you there faster. But it doesn't guarantee that you will get the job over someone else. But if your goal in life is to have a job for which an MBA is required, then going to Joe Blow U is fine. If you already have a job before you even get out of school, then none of that recruitment stuff will apply to you anyways. You're already a step ahead of your classmates.
5 - the rich comment was made as in saying I (as in me, myself and I) don't see any difference in someone who went to Harvard and someone who went to Joe Blow U. If they both have an MBA degree, then they are both qualified for the job that requires it. The person who went to Harvard probably payed a LOT more money to put themself through school than the guy who went to Joe Blow did.