one year later--it doesn't matter

confused_student
Sat, 19 Aug 2006 03:02:01 +0000

I am shocked at the backlash to this post…it’s probably the smartest thread created in the last 6 months on CC, and you people are bashing it.



I’m sorry, but by this (calvinistic) logic, why even go to school? Why even do the college thing? It won’t improve anything. You are what you are whether you go anywhere and get a degree or not… hard working, bright people don’t need to go to school, because they will succeed regardless of their academic achievements.



It’s a think called learning. It’s a thing called education. And believe it or not, sometimes you might learn more going to Texas A&M than going to Harvard. Or even, San Diego State.

Having a bachelore’s degree essentially is proof that you’ve learned something. The degree itself doesn’t mean much…but the truth is, you can learn a lot from a lot of schools.



Reminds me of all the tenured profs who tell students not to sweat grades. If the choice of college doesn’t matter so much, I suppose Jason would like to put his sheepskin where his mouth is and transfer to Southwest North Dakota Bible College.



Did you get a 200 on your SAT Verbal? Because clearly, you can’t read. The point of his post was not that what college a person attends doesn’t matter at all, nor that the Ivy League is a terrible thing and not worth attending…but rather, there are other schools all over the US News rankings chart that provide students with enough oppurtunities for them to learn and grow, and perhaps even some with more oppurtunities than the Ivy League.

I’m guessing, therefore, he hasn’t transfered to a Southeast Bible Busting school because he likes where he is, even if he believes he can get an equivalent education at, say, Syracuse University.



One year? Come back to us after the full four years. I know several people in the ivy leagues who didn’t develop enthusiasm after a year of introductory classes. Then they got to do research with nobel prize winners and people of that caliber in super high-class facilities. Needless to say their opinions changed a lot.



Oh Puh-leez. There are tons of fascinating reaserchers and professors out there who don’t have a Nobel Prize, and never will get one. Their lack of a Nobel Prize doesn’t devalue their studies, nor what you can gain from them.

All this being said…I do plan to apply to some Ivy League schools. But not because of prestige, but rather, because I actually like them. And if I don’t get in there, then I’ll be very happy at many other Tier 1, 2, or even 3 or 4 schools.