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Many believe that it shouldn't matter where you go to college. As you long as you work hard and get a good education, something as silly as your alma mater shouldn't affect your life and career. Some say that college isn't even necessary, the only real education comes from the school of "hard knocks." If it were a perfect world, the previous statements might be true. It wouldn't matter where you went to school. However, the reality is that it does matter. It's for many reasons people might consider unreasonable or unfair. Even so, it's the way things are for the immediate future. Whether or not going to one college or another is worth its value, such as a higher tuition, is a discussion for another time. The following are a list of reasons why where you go to college matters and may help you or hurt you in your job hunt and career. Corporate Recruiting There are approximately 2500 4-year colleges in the United States. The education you receive from one school may be nearly equal to the education you receive from another school. However, corporate giants such as Google, Microsoft, Cisco, Intel, GE, Goldman Sachs, Proctor & Gamble, etc. do not recruit at all 2500 colleges. They simply do not have the time or resources. These corporations will select just a few to recruit at, such as the top colleges listed on the U.S. News and World Report rankings. Some of these major corporations will recruit at no more than 50 colleges. While you might be a very talented and smart person who got a great education, if you do not go to a school that one of those giant corporations recruit at, the odds of you getting a job at one right out of college will be lower. These companies are also the ones that pay the highest, so your initial earnings potential may be lower too. Another way this can affect recruiting is through combinations of degrees. If your college does not offer a specific degree, some organizations may simply choose not to recruit there. For example, a medical devices company may be interested in both electrical engineers, mechanical engineers, and computer scientists. If the school does not offer one of these three majors, the company may decide it's simply best to put their energy towards recruiting at another school that may offer all three majors. School Reputation On average, there more smart students at the elite schools than the non-elite schools. Why? It's for pretty obvious reasons. They have higher standards for admissions, therefore they get the smartest students coming out of high school. Their students have higher SATs scores, GPAs, and more AP credits. These measurements aren't a perfect indicator of smarts. However, over time, they've shown a correlation to success. Some might say, those students aren't necessarily smart, they're just harder workers or have more resources to achieve those successes. Perhaps they had resources for Kaplan test taking classes. That may in fact be true. That doesn't change the fact that those students should still have the same work ethic or resources when they attend MIT, Stanford, Harvard, or Yale. So, how does this matter where you go to college? Colleges with good reputations can help your resume look better. Ultimately, that should help your job prospects and career. Hiring managers, human resources personal, and potential co-workers are human and will naturally will be impressed when they see that a person has gone to a more prestigious college. Going to a more famous college almost never hurts you. Better Students, Better Education Classes are only part of the education. There is a significant amount of education that goes on by interacting with other students. If there are many smart, bright, and motivated students surrounding you, don't you think your education will only increase too? I've spoken to some that say that "it's too competitive at elite schools, there's no education amongst students." While this may be partially true, the competitiveness between all those students is part of the education as well. The corporate world is not a breeze, and neither should college. Tie-Breakers I once had a discussion with a colleague about the U.S News and World Report rankings of colleges and how my alma ranked quite highly. His response was, "I didn't know about that list, and guess what, no one in Silicon Valley cares about that list." I believe what my colleague was trying to say was, "If you're talented and stand above the rest, people won't care about your background." This is true. For those who have read some of my other articles, such as my How To Guide for college students, you'll know that it's not common for someone to stand above the rest. Most of the time, a job candidate is simply a member of the crowd. They are a good, talented individual, however not the clear best. In those times, hiring managers and recruiters will fall back on tie-breakers. Tie breakers may include GPA, years of experience, if you have a Masters degree, and of course, a person's alma mater. Alumni Network Related to the previous section, larger alumni networks also help you. It's only human to like people from someone's alma mater. This can help you network to find jobs, network to find opportunities, or help break a tie-breaker on a job hunt. Going to a college with a large and successful alumni network can only help you. Hiring Is Based On Standards The University of Advancing Technology offers a degree in "Open Source Technologies". I have no idea if this is a good school or not. I have no idea if students receiving this degree have received a good education. What I can tell you is that I have never heard of this degree from any other school. Therefore, if I see this degree on a resume, I will probably throw it out because I don't know what the degree means. Most organizations are interested in people with known degrees, such as Computer Science, and known education programs. If the college of your choice does not offer specific degrees recruiters are looking for, you're now a step behind your competition for a job. Sources "Number of U.S. Colleges and Universities and Degrees Awarded, 2005", InfoPlease References "College Rankings", U.S. News & World Report |
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