Do You Get Defensive About Being From Nebraska? (Harvard, Strang: schools, centers)

[roots'nbulbs]

Originally Posted by Go Ne

*Cough!!!*

And who in the world keeps track of where people go to College?

OK OK. You're choking because I neglected to say that these graduates of my local high school are emotionally stable and personable.

As their parent and as a teacher, I just get defensive when somebody gets hotsy totsy about a bloated population being necessary to support an outstanding education.

[Kootr]

Originally Posted by Gunluvver2

I know a fellow in Omaha that is a graduate of the University of Nebraska. I haven't had the chance to ask him if he ever regretted going to UNL instead of attending some prestigious school like Yale or Harvard. In a recent report to stockholders of his company I believe he had a handful of Harvard and Yale graduates working for him but they were working for a graduate of UNL. To get exact numbers on that I suppose EDGAR has the latest reports on Berkshire/Hathaway.

GL2

I can assure you if a student was accepted at Harvard or Yale they would NOT choose to attend UNL!

[Go Ne]

Originally Posted by Kootr

Employers when they are looking for the best of the best employees!

I'm aware of that but what kind of average person keeps track of where people go to college if they are not employing them or even know them?

[Gunluvver2]

[quote=Kootr;10534075]I can assure you if a student was accepted at Harvard or Yale they would NOT choose to attend UNL![/quote
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Read the post again Kootr.
Does Berkshire/Hathaway ring any bells?
GL2

[Go Ne]

Originally Posted by roots'nbulbs

OK OK. You're choking because I neglected to say that these graduates of my local high school are emotionally stable and personable.

As their parent and as a teacher, I just get defensive when somebody gets hotsy totsy about a bloated population being necessary to support an outstanding education.

Oh no I wasn't referring to you I was referring to him when he said "When have you ever heard of someone from a small town going to an Ivy league or tier 1 school" Its no big deal you know where your own students are going to college. It seems like he expects us to know where everyone in our state goes to college, and you have every right to be defensive, I'm feeling defensive too!!

[Kootr]

Originally Posted by Go Ne

I'm aware of that but what kind of average person keeps track of where people go to college if they are not employing them or even know them?

We're talking about a young man or woman getting starting their career. Top employers want the best of the best! It could be in law, medicine...whatever. Elite students get the very best education they can get. They go to the highest ranked college possible. Anything outside tier 1 for undergrad school is a strikeout for most... And anything below midway in tier 1 for graduate school is a strikeout for most...

[Go Ne]

Originally Posted by Kootr

Good for you and your mother! But I thought we were talking about teachers teaching students in classrooms...

Did I mention that Small Town education helped her to become an Oncology Doctor?

[Kootr]

[quote=Gunluvver2;10534123]

Originally Posted by Kootr

I can assure you if a student was accepted at Harvard or Yale they would NOT choose to attend UNL![/quote
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Read the post again Kootr.
Does Berkshire/Hathaway ring any bells?
GL2

Yes, Warren... What about him? I would say Warren was looking for the best of the best...so he hired Harvard and Yale graduates!

[Go Ne]

Originally Posted by Kootr

We're talking about a young man or woman getting starting their career. Top employers want the best of the best! It could be in law, medicine...whatever. Elite students get the very best education they can get. They go to the highest ranked college possible. Anything outside tier 1 for undergrad school is a strikeout for most... And anything below midway in tier 1 for graduate school is a strikeout for most...

Well, that's rather elitist of you.

[Go Ne]

Originally Posted by Kootr

Yes, Warren... What about him?

Does the term second richest man (last year richest) in the world apply?

And 2+2=............