[jbake]

Depends on where you work too. Specific businesses and firms tend to recruit mostly from schools where the most of their employees graduated from.

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by ejazbmw

sister went to pharmacy school was in school for 5 year and just finished...shes making 110k on her first job

i don't think pharmacy is a doctorate though i don't know i never understood the rankings lol

Where does she work? I have a few friends that are pharmacists and don't make near that. Sure she isn't pulling your leg a bit?

[The_Blob]

In Canada, if you went to Harvard, you'll get the same treatment as someone who attended a Community College or a non famous University. School doesn't make the mark, it's your overall image and you have to be a well rounded individual. Well, this is only for Canada.

The whole I attended this or that school is so American.

[FStop7]

Originally Posted by The_Blob

In Canada, if you went to Harvard, you'll get the same treatment as someone who attended a Community College or a non famous University. School doesn't make the mark, it's your overall image and you have to be a well rounded individual. Well, this is only for Canada.

The whole I attended this or that school is so American.

No.

[The_Blob]

Dude, in Canada, if you're a real Canadian, no one really cares where you attended school.

[magmd]

No, it is not true.

You do not get paid based on what college you attend.

You get hired into a specific field, or you apply into advanced degree programs...both of which do care what college you attend. The better the college, the better the chances you get a job, or get accepted into a particular program.

The better the job you get, the higher the chances you will actually like the job you have and will perform well. Also, the better the job you have, the higher the chances that they will have better benefits and upward mobility.

Thus, in the end...if all goes well, you can end up making more money than your peers that did not go to a good school, etc, etc. But, it is not going to be as easy as spending 4 years @ a "good school" and collect your 6 figure income as you pass go.

[TurboFan]

For an undergrad, look for a school where the kinds of companies you want to work for recruit. For a grad degree, schools matter.

[snipersix]

I believe for IT related jobs, Certification also comes into play in getting paid more, that is aside from finishing in a good school. By Certification, I'm talking about CCNA, A+, Microsoft Certified and etc. Of course this is all relative to what specific field you get into

[Main33vnt]

So you guys are basically telling me I'm waisting all this money for nothing lol....

[NYSPEM3]

"Is it really true youll get payed more from what college you graduate from?"

HELL YES! Many financial firms won't even read your resume unless you come from Ivy Plus.
They may as well put "non Ivy-Plus need not apply".
In other fields all else being equal Ivy-Plus always get the interview first.

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by NYSPEM3

"Is it really true youll get payed more from what college you graduate from?"

HELL YES! Many financial firms won't even read your resume unless you come from Ivy Plus.
They may as well put "non Ivy-Plus need not apply".
In other fields all else being equal Ivy-Plus always get the interview first.

You're an idiot. Although this gets a little more believable seeing how retarded all of the financial firm have been.

I wouldn't consider it wasting money though. I went to a private school that cost a lot (right over $30K a year now) but I got many more oppurtunities from it than if I had gone to a state school (better education as well IMO), and there was no way I could afford any ivy league bullshit.

[2kaccordocoupe]

of course, an education backed by a higher ranked school does make a difference when comparing the same programs

[MJC///M3]

Originally Posted by NYSPEM3

"Is it really true youll get payed more from what college you graduate from?"

HELL YES! Many financial firms won't even read your resume unless you come from Ivy Plus.
They may as well put "non Ivy-Plus need not apply".
In other fields all else being equal Ivy-Plus always get the interview first.

All the top-tier investment banks GS, MS, the company formally known as Bear Sterns, JP Morgan...(and whatever is left of em)....would rather take a history major from Harvard or Yale that dont know dick about the economy, finance..etc......than a 3.7 finance major from a non-ivy school for their front office roles: Sales and Trading/Investment Banking Analyst/M&A. To them its a trophy on the wall. It sucks....but if you dont go to an ivy school..especially if your looking to go in finance..you'll prolly have to work 2-3 yrs...before you get a job that an ivy grad got fresh out of school.

But now, with everything going the way it is.., mabye the ivy ceiling has been broken.

[Diggity]

Originally Posted by Main33vnt

So you guys are basically telling me I'm waisting all this money for nothing lol....

If you can graduate college without being able to spell "wasting" or conjugate "pay" correctly I do think you're wasting your money.

To answer your question, all other factors being equal, you will make more money if you graduate from a respected college than from community college. All factors would not be equal, however. The person who went to the respected college will have associated with people in positions of power (it's not what you know...) and would most likely be better prepared for a higher-level job.

[The Cleaner]

School has ZERO to do with getting paid more. It may get you a better starting job but your skills and work ethic will be what keeps you employed. Schools don't make strong workers with solid ethics that business need, schools make good students. There is a big difference.

[MpoweredM]

Originally Posted by The Cleaner

School has ZERO to do with getting paid more. It may get you a better starting job but your skills and work ethic will be what keeps you employed. Schools don't make strong workers with solid ethics that business need, schools make good students. There is a big difference.

Truth.

Also, this thread should be narrowed down more to specific fields. There are WAY TOO MANY JOBS, that you don't even need a college education and make triple digits every year...

[The Cleaner]

Good schools help with that first job, I had the opposite experience from Damadama. I went to a average school and had below average grades and probably did not read a single book in college or study more than 30 minutes a week. I was one of the few people on my campus that worked 30+ hours a week and went to school. When I graduated I got into the position I have now (over 15 years at the same company) because of my work ethic not my college degree. They hired me a month before I graduated because I had 2 years experience and a degree. Looking back that job to make "beer money" was the best choice I made.

[NYSPEM3]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

You're an idiot. Although this gets a little more believable seeing how retarded all of the financial firm have been.

I wouldn't consider it wasting money though. I went to a private school that cost a lot (right over $30K a year now) but I got many more oppurtunities from it than if I had gone to a state school (better education as well IMO), and there was no way I could afford any ivy league bullshit.

So, which top financial firm do you work for in IOWA CITY?
Get an Ivy Plus degree or two before commenting on how useful (or useless) it is.
Yes I've got two. Best investment ever.

[H2]

I would say attend the biggest name school you can get into and afford. This of course assumes that the school is well respected in your intended career. Even if an Ivy league type degree won't make you any more money initially, you'll reap the benefits of it throughout your life in ways you don't even know. I was fortunate enough to graduate from West Point, went into aviation (flew attack helicopters), got my MBA, became a Presidential Management Intern, and have been working for NASA for several years. I'm sure my undergraduate degree played a part in all of that and continues to benefit me.

[Zephyr15]

Originally Posted by MpoweredM

There are WAY TOO MANY JOBS, that you don't even need a college education and make triple digits every year...

I assume you mean "six figures," and I couldn't disagree more. The idea that there are "way too many" $100,000-plus jobs just waiting out there for people with nothing more than a high-school diploma, particularly in this economy, is pure fantasy.

[Zephyr15]

Originally Posted by NYSPEM3

So, which top financial firm do you work for in IOWA CITY?
Get an Ivy Plus degree or two before commenting on how useful (or useless) it is.
Yes I've got two. Best investment ever.

Your point might resonate more if you weren't so preoccupied flexing your "I'm a cool finance guy muscles" and giving the usual "NYC is the center of the universe" speech.

Everyone recognizes that Ivys are important on Wall Street, but not everyone wants to work there. Hawkeye probably did the best thing for someone who wants to live in Iowa - he went to an Iowa school. You did what was best for you. Live and let live.

[Kev]

Originally Posted by NYSPEM3

So, which top financial firm do you work for in IOWA CITY?
Get an Ivy Plus degree or two before commenting on how useful (or useless) it is.
Yes I've got two. Best investment ever.

So, what did you learn by going to an Ivy Plus with your two degrees? Act like a douche bag e-thug on the Internet? LOL'ed You fit the porcupine stereotype to a T.