Prestige vs value

ScarletRobin
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 14:14:02 +0000

Anecdotal: As someone who has sat on many a search committee over the past 8 years, from positions ranging from Admin Assistant to second-in-command, I can honestly say we only look at the school long enough to gauge two things: One, do we know anyone who went there (the age old “it’s all who you know”); and Two to make sure it’s not a for-profit school.

n=1 so YMMV. But for us, name doesn’t matter. Skills do.

Edited to add: If you are going to eventually get an MBA, put all your effort into getting into a top-tier school for that. That’s where it will make a difference, where doors will open, to be able to say to someone “I graduated from Stern” rather than “I graduated from local U”.