What a Northwestern grad would do differently

North2South
Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:50:05 +0000

mxjeff

I agree with you and your wife. Tough getting out of college and facing the real world at a young age (then and now). I believe it is one of the most difficult times in life. Also, I found in business that some NU students along with other Ivies were shocked and frustrated that they were passed up for promotions and opportunities from folks that had undergrad degress from lower tiered schools. Most of what happens after college depends largely on what you make of it. Almost everyone in a reasonably good college can obtain a great foundation (depending again, on the course of study). The rest is luck,personality, contacts/networking, hard work, determiniation and creativity-at least in business. Success is never guaranteed based on your university’s ranking or perceived image. May help, never guarantees.