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Maybe those points(which glaringly describe benefits) are no substitute for competency & experience. This sounds more like entitled mediocrity from the author '

Maybe those points(which glaringly describe benefits) are no substitute for competency & experience. This sounds more like entitled mediocrity from the author 'privileged' enough to have attended one of these schools. I've known enough ivy league grads(even post-grads) who would argue against the claims in that blog post. Of course they are proud of the schools that they graduated from but their joy rests primarily in what they learned while they were there. The author writes as if education ends after graduation. Why not also write about the 6 figure debt that many graduates walk into their first job with ?

pgbovine 17y ago
(this is the author/tool here) > Maybe those points(which glaringly describe benefits) are no substitute for competency & experience. Agreed, but the title of my article was the ADVANTAGES of attending a name-brand school, so of course it glaringly describes benefits :) i should probably write a follow-up article talking about disadvantages > Why not also write about the 6 figure debt that many graduates walk into their first job with ? sure, that's also a good topic to write about, but please note that many graduates of non-name-brand private schools also walk into their first job with the same 6-figure debt. i'm not trying to contrast private/public schools here.
- pgbovine 17y ago
  > Why not also write about the 6 figure debt that many graduates walk into their first job with ? ADDENDUM: there's been no discussion of financial aid packages at private universities (doesn't matter if they're 'name-brand' or whatever, many private schools offer need-based financial aid). depending on your family's financial status, you could end up paying tuition comparable to what you'd pay at a public school.