Date: August 29th, 2009 6:53 PM Author: Mahogany trump supporter
I must speak truth to power
EDIT - The overall point I'm trying to make is that xoxo says "UG prestige doesn't matter." That's frankly not the case for a large subsets of applicants.
EDIT - Also, I am not saying Ivy or bust. Most of the UVA kids I know have a ton of pride in the school, and I would say they benefit from the UG prestige of UVA. Don't misunderstand what I am saying here.
Date: August 29th, 2009 7:07 PM Author: Mahogany trump supporter
This functions as the general xoxo board, given the college board is dead. You know that, dood. All topics (college, law, random stuff) are in play here.
Date: August 29th, 2009 7:12 PM Author: Insane native
I was just yanking your chain. yeah, you are absolutely right. I worked at an ad agency here in Chicago once upon a time and would have interview weekends and we only recruited a handful of schools. harvard, brown, nu, uiuc. carleton and michigan are the ones i remember.
Date: August 29th, 2009 7:17 PM Author: Insane native
uiuc was the biggest feeder and has one of the few advertising majors in the country. the agency i worked for funded much of the program at uiuc. it was also chicago.
now fuck off.
edit: and you had to have a 3.5 minimum gpa and apply to the college of communications as a junior to get into the program.
everyone knows this. you think all the TTT UG -> T14 LS folks on this board would always be whining shrilly about how "it doesn't matter" if they weren't still insecure about getting dinged everywhere good when they were 17?
Date: August 29th, 2009 7:11 PM Author: Mahogany trump supporter
Look, for law school and law careers, what is said here has a lot of truth to it. But for a lot of types of students, it's simply not the case. Therefore, if/when we get kids looking for college advice on this board, we should make them aware.
"for law school and law careers, what is said here has a lot of truth to it"
Even for that, not really. For me, it's been a noticeable help to have gone to a good UG in all kinds of areas related to law and life in general. If I hadn't gone to HUG, never would have gotten the post-UG WE I did, almost certainly wouldn't have gotten into HLS, probably wouldn't have been able to work where I did after 1L, wouldn't have connections to people from UG that are becoming even more useful as all of our careers advance, etc. You can say it doesn't matter, but the truth is, you don't know where you'd be with it if you didn't have it, or without it, if you did.
I can't say it's the right thing for all people in all situations. I can say that for me and most of the people I know who had the option, going to HYPS was the right call. Most people who go to college have no idea what they're going to do, and even the ones who are sure they want law are likely to change their minds. Even for the ones who end up in law, there are benefits.
you're in nyc right? in douchey nyc what you say holds true, because so many people are in consulting or i-banking. in are country it doesn't matter as much
Date: August 29th, 2009 7:18 PM Author: arrogant corner
Outside of law I agree 100%. As a TTT grad myself, I have to overcome the stereotypes associated with my school everytime I have an interview, not to mention the fact that I get prescreened out from a lot of jobs.
Date: August 29th, 2009 7:20 PM Author: Multi-colored cowardly yarmulke
To be fair,
Dear Antmatic,
You and I both take a lot of shit on this board (albeit usually from very different contingents), but I feel as though there is generally a sort of mutual respect between us. We actually agree on a lot of issues even though our fundamental political ideologies are very different, and I think you add something to the board (I assume that you would say the same about me.) We are, in a word, FRIENDS.
With that said, as a FRIEND I feel compelled to tell you that regardless of the merits of your argument here, I think an unsolicited 'reminder' from a black male Yalie/rabid pro-AA troll that "Undergraduate pedigree is still extremely important" inarguably makes you look like a smug, self-serving/satisfied douchetastic fucking faggot. Just sayin'.
Date: August 29th, 2009 7:24 PM Author: Mahogany trump supporter
"With that said, as a FRIEND I feel compelled to tell you that I think an unsolicited 'reminder' from a black male Yalie/rabid pro-AA troll that "Undergraduate pedigree is still extremely important" makes you look like a patently self-serving douchetastic fucktard faggot. Just sayin'."
Hah, I am aware of this. The fact that the likes of BEEF SUPREME pushed me back a bit made me realize this seems to make people think less of me.
- Not unsolicited, this came up in the "Cornell" thread. My overall point is that UG matters for a whole hell of a lot of people, not just HYP students. Whether they are Cornell students, Boston College, UVA, Michigan, Ole Miss, whatever, people take pride in their UG and their UG can be very beneficial to them.
Date: August 29th, 2009 7:26 PM Author: bat shit crazy silver patrolman whorehouse
re: top phd programs, the margin of error for admission is far smaller at TTT ugs. As a result, students from lousy undergrads generally have terrible personalities because they strived away their college years being research bitches and making sure they maintained their 4.0 at arizona state.
Date: August 29th, 2009 7:32 PM Author: Mahogany trump supporter
Of course. HUG > YUG, particularly in overall prestige and quality of student body. Most YUG kids would admit that. We like to say YUG is a more fun school and a better undergrad experience (which may or may not be true).
Date: August 29th, 2009 7:41 PM Author: passionate spot lettuce
IDK. I think it is like most investments in that you get exactly what you put in it, a realistic return, and not a cent more. And to get in a good UG, you had to put in four years of hard work in high-school, and my estimate is that you'll get about four years of prestige-boost out of it.
On the flip side, that means that if you're smart and have a good work ethic, you're never more than four years from the top.