<p>Yeah you're right :P, sorry on my part that was wrong information. AWS are great schools and some places big name, but at least for my area, Fairfax County where we have 4-5 top 100 high schools yearly, not many have heard of AWS. There are kids who do know them as great schools but the name recognition is no where close to ivies, top public schools, or prestiges private schools (Georgetown, Stanford, and etc).</p>
<p>And for Alumni list, I was talking about undergraduate. I thought most people here were aiming for undergraduate so. I honestly think a strong academic undergraduate school is more important than name recognition schools.</p>
<p>Ah, I see. Just like how in California some people don't know what Northwestern is. It's interesting how regional it is.</p>
<p>Most of those who later go on to become great did go to extremely prestigious undergraduate schools as well. There is no point in citing rejections (Ronald Reagen). When I mean 'prestigious', I'm going broader to include the top 30-50. as well, even though obviously HYP has the most impressive alumni list of any college/school in the world. </p>
<p>Theres a big difference between the type of people you'll meet at SUNY Stony Brook compared to Harvard, that's what I'm saying.</p>
<p>RootBeerCaesar you're missing the point. Prestigious meaning the top few. I'm not arguing that many great people went to top 50 schools. There is a difference in Harvard and Stony Brook. </p>
<p>For the OP, the difference between HYPS and Northwestern and those other elite schools is few and you will receive top education and good jobs after. You should always just choose what school fits you as a person and if prestige matters that much pick a school with a good reputation that you'll be compatible at.</p>
<p>I'm surprised! I thought more people knew of USC than NU. Almost no one I know has ever heard of NU and I live in a respectable neighborhood...</p>
<p>I was wondering about jobs just in case I can't decide between 2 colleges with varying reps</p>
<p>What about going into the financial sector? I've heard that typically the larger finance companies hire from only well-known schools...</p>
<p>^^that one is true. It definitely is harder if you come from a non-prestigious school. However, a masters degree from a prestigious school might put you in position to be recruited. (Anyone know about this for sure?)</p>
<p>cchscali,
most top finance/management consulting firms actively recruit at nu.</p>
<p>take a look at jp morgan's campus schedule:
<a href="http://usibcareers.jpmorgan.com/content/content_292.aspx#events%5B/url%5D">http://usibcareers.jpmorgan.com/content/content_292.aspx#events</a></p>
<p>jp morgan has only resume drop at most schools but at targets like nu, they have formal presentation and interviews.</p>
<p>also, check out undergraduate recruiting at top six consulting firms: <a href="http://www.vault.com/nr/newsmain.jsp?nr_page=3&ch_id=252&article_id=14364421&cat_id=1223%5B/url%5D">http://www.vault.com/nr/newsmain.jsp?nr_page=3&ch_id=252&article_id=14364421&cat_id=1223</a></p>
<p>For finance, UG prestige on wall street is pretty important. On the other hand, your success in getting and holding a job on the street is much more based on how well you network (this doesn't mean getting a bajillion contacts, but a good number that you actually know), and your GPA. But yes, what school you go to does have a huge influence on the process. Just because the financial firms say they "recruit" from a school doesn't mean anything. Those lists on their sites are often misleading because they try to seem as broad-reaching as possible so they list a ton of schools that they aren't very active in.</p>
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Most of those who later go on to become great did go to extremely prestigious undergraduate schools as well. There is no point in citing rejections (Ronald Reagen). When I mean 'prestigious', I'm going broader to include the top 30-50. as well, even though obviously HYP has the most impressive alumni list of any college/school in the world.</p>
<p>Theres a big difference between the type of people you'll meet at SUNY Stony Brook compared to Harvard, that's what I'm saying.
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Just because you went to HYP does not going to me you are going to become extremely successful... It is your work ethic and character that are going to carry you far in life, not your undergrad college... In fact, if you were going to become a lawyer, doctor, etc, choice of grad school is much more important than undergrad school...</p>
<p>And what about in the science fields? I assume that it doesn't have as much importance as the finance/management regions.</p>
<p>It depends on what you want to study. For engineering and computer science, it does not matter. In fact, graduates from state school do better. The New York Times, listed the young tycoons from PayPal graduated from a state school in Illinois, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, not MIT nor Cal Tech.</p>