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I've heard that, but at the same time the people that go to top grad schools are also overwhelmingly people from top undergrads, likely because of professor rel
by akhilcacharya 6y ago
I've heard that, but at the same time the people that go to top grad schools are also overwhelmingly people from top undergrads, likely because of professor relationships.
I've talked to several people about my profile for grad school and the consensus is it's not good enough given my undergrad stature. I've talked to folks from schools like CMU and UIUC who got into elite grad schools without papers or ~3.9+ GPAs, but I'm already out of the running with these things with a degree from NC State.
It's incredibly depressing to know I'm already shut out of most forms of social mobility at 24!
- mattgreenrocks 6y agoI’m not sure I buy this. If you’re wanting to go to grad school, go to grad school. Maybe you don’t go to an Ivy, but if you’re after the grad school experience then an Ivy is a nice potential bonus, not a necessary thing.
- akhilcacharya 6y agoThe opportunity cost of ~$150k a year x2-6 years doesn't work out unless it's an "impressive' name. NC State + Northeastern, for instance, on a resume doesn't engender respect even if they're both fine institutions on their own. NC State + MIT for instance does, but according to the several MIT profs I've talked to my resume straight up does not and will not cut it, so I'm sort of unimpressive for life as it seems.