Parents, I need your help! Desperately!

Northstarmom
Thu, 04 Nov 2004 22:03:22 +0000

I have seen top students from third tier schools go to excellent grad schools and jobs. A far smaller proportion of students at such universities go on to those kind of opportunities than occurs at the very top universities. However, some do.

Going to a place like UT or NYU does not automatically guarantee one a great job or grad school. The better the school, the higher proportion of students goes on to top grad schools and companies, but there are no guarantees that one will land at such a place just because one attends a school like UT or NYU.

Since you’re at Buffalo now, I suggest that you talk to the career placement and graduate placement offices to find out where students from Buffalo go after graduation. When you learn of students who landed in places that you’re interested in, find out the students’ names, and contact them to get advice. They probably will be very helpful.