Another cautionary debt story

futurenyustudent
Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:36:33 +0000

This depends on what the students career and geographic goals are, as well at their own motivation.



Let’s assume everything’s the same. A 4.0 at Alabama State U won’t get you the same jobs as a 4.0 at UVa. Period. Case closed. Try getting an interview in management consulting or venture capital with a degree from Alabama State U. Short of your father being the CEO of the firm, nearly impossible. Easy for YOU to say it “depends” but with the abundance of people graduating from top universities, why would employers go out of their way to recruit from Podunk U?

If you fix EVERY OTHER FACTOR, someone graduating from the University of Virginia clearly will have better prospects than someone graduating from Alabama State University.