| "Also, the notion that any motivated student can obtain the same degree of success no matter where he or she goes is an absolute myth."
On that we will have to disagree. Smart people ARE everywhere. Some don't have the good fortune to be able to pay for a top-tier school. Or, in my case, I grew up in a rural area where leaving the state for college was almost unheard of (back in the stone ages when I started college 30 years ago).
Going to a "good" school will help you get your first job, but it will do nothing to help you KEEP it, or to advance you in your chosen career. That's where innate talent makes the difference down the road.
I've seen it all the time, in both the legal field (H and I are attorneys) and out of it. H and I went to a "decent" law school, not top 20. I don't practice anymore, but H routinely kicks the a**es of those who went to Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Duke, Michigan, and the like.
By the way, I'm glad you're enjoying the University of Illinois. |