<p>-This subject has been on my mind for a wile; i have looked over us-news ranking, Princeton review,etc.. and there are many college categories such( Liberal arts school, national universities,UniversitiesMaster's) what i wonder is how do these categories relate. Would a 4 rank UniversitiesMaster's be equivalent of say rank 70 of national universities, or say 100th rank national universities to 50th liberal arts school-is much weighted on this or should i just pay attention on schools endowment, retention rate, entrance requirement's?</p>
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its not like someone from a rank 3 school has a better chance of getting a job as a rank 5 school.
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<p>Actually they do. That comment was ridiculously ignorant. Why do you think the top 25% of UPenn gets recruited to Ibanking Firms and the top 5 kids from UW do.</p>
<p>thats just stupid
hypothetically, if two identical people applied for a job, but one went to Rice and the other to Emory.
the employer isn't going to pull up the "rankings" to decide who should be hired.</p>
<p>Because The Wharton School is the best business school in the country?</p>
<p>Rankings are subjective; though they have some merit, don't let them play a huge role in choosing what schools to apply to. A potential employer isn't going to pull up U.S. News and check your school's rank when considering whether to hire you or not.</p>
<p>I'm sorry, but this is all patently ludicrous. People get hired because of their skill and their demonstrated value to the workplace. Someone who is enormously skilled and talented for the position who graduated from #120 university is going to be better than a merely competent worker-bee from Harvard. </p>
<p>If you think otherwise, then you're just full of crap or are woefully misinformed. Or both.</p>
<p>Then why do students want to go to Harvard or Stanford instead of a decent University? It's kind of like I would rather wear a Lacoste shirt than a Reebok shirt. And I would rather drive a BMW than a Toyota. The university you graduate from does matter. The job opportunities are ample and you will grasp more luxurious jobs if you graduate from Harvard, but not as good if u graduate from a decent college.</p>
<p>To those fellow CC members that said that "THEY DON'T LOOK AT RANKINGS", they don't have to. The top firms and companies already know a rough idea of wat the top universities are. Just like we know that the Top U are wharton, Cornell, Notre Dame, MIT......There are 2 plp, same talents, skills, and same race. BUT 1 graduated from Harvard and 1 graduated from Georgia Tech. They apply for the same position. Who gets the job?</p>
<p>"There are 2 people, same talents, skills, and same race. BUT 1 graduated from Harvard and 1 graduated from Georgia Tech. They apply for the same position. Who gets the job?"</p>
<p>Neither. The third guy, whose university education was rendered irrelevant, because of his incredible achievements in the field on his own. </p>
<p>Yeah, sure, a Harvard degree looks nicer than a GATech degree, but it really comes down to who has the most passion and ability. If the job is something like software engineer, then employers won't look at things like degrees, but talents demonstrated in the particular field that they're looking for. </p>
<p>Academic positions are a different story completely, though...</p>
<p>"Neither. The third guy..."
There is no 3rd guy. It's only 2 guys :p
They both have equal talents, skills, and PASSION. Lets even say that they were twins. At the end of day. academic positions does matter. I am not sure about you, if I was a CEO, I would rather have an employee, who graduated from Harvard than an employee who graduated from GAtech. You keep talking about passion and accomplishments. Getting into Harvard is not an easy job; you would need PASSION and DETERMINATION to get in. As for GAtech....well no; you can easily get in (srry about being a bit haughty). "because of his incredible achievements", he got into Harvard. Just like you said. AND thats exactly y I would pick him over the GAtech guy.</p>
<p>i read about this on some other thread and business professionals gave their input to the question and for the most part they said the college you attend does not significantly matter when applying for a job. however, i'm sure there are exceptions such as Wharton and Harvard Law School. </p>
<p>i don't think they're looking at rankings, but going to a top school is a plus for your resume, but it certainly won't get you the job. the college you earned your degree from isn't the only thing on your application. previous work, experience, internships, research, and the type of job you're applying for are all factors. this is terminology beyond me, but i think if you're applying for an entry-level position then the college you attended may be a bit more important then if you're applying for a mid-level or even higher level job in the company. </p>
<p>also, just a qualifying note... i'm sure it's easier to receive an internship, research oppurtunities, recruitment, and networks at top graduate schools.</p>
<p>OK, sermonizers - start your own thread to discuss the merits of rankings and selective schools. Back to the original question, a significant part of the USNWR rankings is their peer assessment, in which administrators at peer institutions rate a school's reputation against other schools of that thype. Then, the overall score is a percentage of the score posted by the top school in its category (whihc always gets 100). Therefore, it's not really possible to compare rankings between categories - they're apples and oranges.</p>
<p>I used to be the one who think ranking isn't important.
However, I've changed my mind. I think ranking provides students with information about the schools and the employers the education background of the applicants. If you get into top schools, that is just the advantage helping you passing some stages to the success.</p>