> Who benefits from a college being better than others? Everyone. Basically, everyone wants to be surrounded by smarter, harder-working, and more talented peop

> Who benefits from a college being better than others? Everyone. Basically, everyone wants to be surrounded by smarter, harder-working, and more talented people. > do the researchers get published more easily? No, this doesn't matter. Publishing is mostly fair, and to the extent it's not, people are biased in favor of people they know more than universities. >It seems obvious that undergraduate students should be more aware of their financial prospects after graduation, but it seems like no one in the system cares. Perhaps so. But this depends on individual choices. Frankly, given the bleak job market here, I think that the first step motivated graduating seniors at USC should take is to leave South Carolina permanently --- but individual choices may vary. Needless to say the university administration will not recommend this to its students, and neither should I except on an individual basis. That said, this reflects my extreme biases. Just as I was a straight-A student and don't have a very good understanding of how to do the minimal amount of work to pass, I don't really understand what is required to get and succeed in an "okay" job.