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In those that rely heavily on networking and contacts, like financial services and law, they will say it matters.
IMHO, "fit" is more important than prestige. A college should be a good match for you in terms of quality of degree program, lifestyle, employment rate of grads, etc.
Also, I have found that college prestige matters MUCH more to recent high school grads and their families than in the actual work world. They want to be able to reel off the name of a prestigious university when backslappers ask, "So, where are you going to college?"
Most people I know don't know where their colleagues went to college unless those people are big sports fans, etc.
More important than the prestige is the quality of the program. When choosing a school, you might want to start with the top 10 schools for the field that you want study. Often, it will not include prestigious schools like Harvard.
Employers will likely recruit more students from schools that rank higher in particular fields. There will also be a large network from that school in that specific field.
I mean, UT at Arlington makes a C+ in quality of education on studentsreview. Then again, I should probably take it with a grain of salt.
I take it your from Texas. Are you diehard about going to a UT school? There are other schools in Texas I would pick over UT at Arlington. And I think prestige matters some but its not everything. Remember prestige comes from somewhere. Some schools are known as sports schools some are known for academics. What is UTA known for? I generally say a school only matters if I can watch their FB game on ESPN...LOL. I'm a football fan but what Texan isn't :P
In those that rely heavily on networking and contacts, like financial services and law, they will say it matters.
IMHO, "fit" is more important than prestige. A college should be a good match for you in terms of quality of degree program, lifestyle, employment rate of grads, etc.
Also, I have found that college prestige matters MUCH more to recent high school grads and their families than in the actual work world. They want to be able to reel off the name of a prestigious university when backslappers ask, "So, where are you going to college?"
Most people I know don't know where their colleagues went to college unless those people are big sports fans, etc.
I completely agree. One thing I would like to add is a persons geographic location. Of course going to a Ivy is awesome no matter where you live in the states. But I think people on the East Coast care WAY more about a schools prestige then a Texan would. I'm sure it's because more schools are on the East Coast and some are older then the US. So it's ingrained in East Coasters mind how important it is to go to a top school in such and such area. I'm not saying going to a top school is bad in fact it's great and if you can go to Harvard then do it. But it's not everything.
I take it your from Texas. Are you diehard about going to a UT school? There are other schools in Texas I would pick over UT at Arlington. And I think prestige matters some but its not everything. Remember prestige comes from somewhere. Some schools are known as sports schools some are known for academics. What is UTA known for? I generally say a school only matters if I can watch their FB game on ESPN...LOL. I'm a football fan but what Texan isn't :P
I don't have very many other options besides UTA since I can't drive because I have a brain injury.
But you say in another post you are going to learn to drive...
Anyways, living on/near campus is a non-driving option.
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