Tufts vs Harvard vs Vanderbilt vs Upenn

Much2learn
Sat, 23 Apr 2016 17:27:31 +0000

"@much2learn - I don’t mean to disrespect or dismiss your opinions, but we agreed that we were going to follow the engineer’s/scientists credo:

“In God we trust, all others must supply data.”"

@Mastadon Oh big tooth, you make me smile. Data is meaningless, if it not good data. Here is the Penn salary survey for Arts and Sciences http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/files/FINAL_REPORT_COMBINED.pdf

The report shows the current average salary for Penn Arts and Sciences grads is $60,600. The number is $56,100, if you exclude all Arts and Sciences students with dual degrees.

@mastadon “Also, please remember that this is a Tufts message board, so we are motivated by the quest for “truth and enlightenment”, not “prestige”…”

I am interested in real opportunities. That is not prestige. There is a big difference.

@mastadon “Lastly, we pride ourselves in being independent, “out of the box” thinkers, so doing something just because everybody else is doing it makes no sense.”"

Sometimes there is a reason why others are making a different decision. Understanding what is driving their decisions before making a different decision yourself is often worthwhile.

Tufts may be the best option for the OP, but that decision has an opportunity cost that is worth understanding, and comparing to the benefits to make an informed decision.

Pretending the opportunity cost does not exist is neither independent thinking or nor truthful.