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I think the main value of going to an elite college is the network you obtain. You make an excellent point about education worth points that are harder to meas

• JoeAltmaier 12y ago
  I think that's a myth. I got several jobs (well, interviews) because of my Stanford resume. Yet I keep up with zero people from my class. The name is the thing.
  • TTPrograms 12y ago
    N=1
    • JoeAltmaier 12y ago
      No, N > 1 because I got Several job interviews from different people.
  • etler 12y ago
    Did you get internships? I did an internship every year at my school and their network helped me get them. Network doesn't just mean knowing people from the school after graduating, it also means leveraging it to get ahead while you're still in school.
• etler 12y ago
  Depending on the program, the quality of your instruction can be vastly different from college to college. While an elite college is not a guarantee of a good curriculum, or better teachers, those colleges are more likely to have better programs (but you can definitely find less prestigious colleges with great programs too if you know what to look for). I always double check a universities curriculum to get a general idea for quality, and I've seen them vary greatly.