Talk about a development admit……
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That is pretty good for a liberal arts school. Vassar was in the 400s a year ago.
You also said - Any list of “Best Colleges in the US” with Babson ranked #2 I can’t take too seriously.
i think you are warming up more to Babson each year - in a good way.
There were some real head turners on this list.
First would be the fact that there are more than a dozen Cal Stare campuses listed in the top 80 and as high as #17 San Jose Stare as well as a less prestigious UC campus #14 Merced.
Second is the number of other less prestigious privates and publics scattered around the country. Here are the top ten from this group:
#36. Detroit Mercy
#51. Quinnipiac
#54. Florida International
#64. Towson
#67. Montclair State
#71. George Mason
#73. Manhattan
#74. Augustana
#75. Molloy
#76. Rhode Island
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There was a recent article in the SF Chronicle looking at just CS and nursing - but it had some interesting “orders”.
It tells me location, location, location - No Cal is more expensive than So Cal. This isn’t every major or close to it - but there are some big ballers salary wise in the CSU and UC systems.
Campus Field of study Median earning▼
UC Berkeley Computer science $150,000
CSU Monterey Bay Nursing $136,000
CSU San Jose Nursing $135,000
CSU East Bay Nursing $134,000
UCLA Computer science $130,000
CSU San Francisco Nursing $130,000
CSU Sacramento Nursing $126,000
CSU Sonoma Nursing $126,000
CSU Dominguez Hills Nursing $125,000
CSU Stanislaus Nursing $119,000
CSU Fullerton Nursing $115,000
CSU Chico Nursing $115,000
CSU San Luis Obispo Computer science $114,000
CSU Northridge Nursing $113,000
CSU Los Angeles Nursing $111,000
You may be referring to UC and CSU majors that lead to the best-paying jobs for graduates linking https://www.sfchronicle.com/projects/2025/uc-csu-earnings/ . The latter linked page has the full list; it does not include only CS and nursing, but all of the entries on the first (of 41) page of the campus/major listings had CS or nursing as the major.
not sure they would use it as a college ranking criteria as @tsbna44 implied
I assume Molloy is there because of the nursing school and NY nursing salaries are high.
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Bentley came in at 12 and Rose-Hulman 148.
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This is only part of the story- and by no means represents all wealthy people. There are still substantial numbers of multi-generational wealthy families in the US where the kids are well educated, encouraged to become social workers, teachers, religious leaders, program managers at the family philanthropy/foundation, or academics of all stripes. The issue of “downward social mobility” is irrelevant to them. The kids are raised to give back; are told the story of the founder’s journey frequently; are bred to become contributing members of society without regard to how lucrative or prestigious their jobs might be.
The money is irrelevant. They have a family office managed by professionals who will invest/spend their resources efficiently ad infinitum. There are numerous non-profit organizations devoted to helping the children, grandchildren, and greats of “mega wealth” figure out a meaningful life’s path since paying their rent is not problematic.
You are describing the nouveau riche…. not the multi-generational wealthy for whom upward/downward is not even a concept. When there is a wing at MOMA with your name on it, and an entire cancer center paid for by grandpa, you aren’t standing on line at a career fair to get an interview at Citibank.
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Decided to go down the ChatGPT rabbit hole and inputted my S’ stats and major activities. It came up with an interesting list, some of which matched his original list, others he had not even considered. I do think with a few more added data points more related to fit, the list would get closer. I also took the bait (a prompt) for it to develop an essay outline. It was not a bad generic outline with the limited information I fed it. It emphasized “show not tell through anecdotes” but was a bit unfocused because it tried to bring in too many interests. Maybe it is just me, but I always felt the most effective essay focused on 1 desirable attribute with some adjacent ones that are a natural complement or a completely contrasting attribute. Then I took the next bait which was for it to generate a short essay. It was terrible, unfocused and trite.
I evaluate them based on their methodology, and I am very objective, because I object to the use of so many factors that I don’t like. In fact, my objections are often extreme, which is why I consider myself to be extremely objective.
The fact that the factors that I like are those in which my favorite schools score highly is pure coincidence.
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I see what you did there.
And I like it
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