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While I didn't go to an Ivy, that's clearly not true. Do you honestly think Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Goldman, law schools, medical schools, etc., are going
by buchanaf 9y ago
While I didn't go to an Ivy, that's clearly not true. Do you honestly think Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Goldman, law schools, medical schools, etc., are going to accept you if you have poor grades? Not everyone can count on "daddy".
- wolco 9y agoIf you are paying full price someone has an extra 300000.
- orian 9y agoIt doesn't matter if all companies does this, it matter how many do.
- lawnchair_larry 9y agoYes, at least for the tech companies. Grades are irrelevant at FB/MS/Google.
- buchanaf 9y agoAgain, I have no anecdotal experience, but I have a hard time believing that the new hires for those 3 companies are anything but students from top-tier colleges with near perfect grades. To be fair, I'm sure a couple of years of work experience and they probably don't care as much.
- dgacmu 9y agoYou might be surprised. Don't take my word for it, take Laszlo's: http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/09/technology/google-people-laszlo-bock/index.html http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/09/technology/google-people-las...
- lawnchair_larry 9y agoYou might want to be more flexible in your beliefs. You're very wrong.