<p>I heard that several engineering majors are "hot" right now and kids who major in these fields are very much in demand... would it matter if say a kid got a Chemical Engineering degree from a "third tier uni"... would he have a tough time finding a good starting job?</p>
<p>Yeah nfl, there are a lot of elitists (insecure souls) on this board. Good to know that there are a few like you and others here who know better.</p>
<p>Just to add, the federal government is one organization that doesn't look at where you went to school. I know many who've gotten into the IRS and FBI as agents from unrenowned state schools. They had to pass a difficult interview with the IRS and I believe a series of tests for the FBI.</p>
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<p>Funny thing is, i'm far from an elitist. I dont even do that well in school. Maybe I shouldnt have said that but whatever.</p>
<p>I'd say in entrepreneurship, having a Babson or Wharton degree does not matter, in fact, too many entrepreneurs never obtained a degree to begin with, starting with Bill Gates (Windows) and Steve Jobs (Apple).</p>
<p>Cr8tive1, I usually agree with you on most stuff, but Bill Gates and Steve Jobs are supergeniuses, and shouldn't be our role models for education. Bill Gates could have gone to any college(he was at Harvard) but he just left because he knew all he needed to know to succeed with Microsoft.</p>
<p>No, I agree; entrepreneurship is a good example of a career that you don't need to have an Ivy degree for. Plenty of successful people come from Wharton and Harvard, but many (a great deal more) don't. When I see something I like in a store, I buy it based on its quality, not the education of the CEO of the company that made it.</p>
<p>Agreed on Entrepreneurship. We have one of the best entrepreneurship schools in the country that gets completely overlooked by UPenn. It's just as good if not better, and plenty of people have gone on to be very successful.</p>
<p>what school you talking about jpod?</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure it's Boston U, he said he will be attending there. And he is lots of school pride. To the point where I turn green and puke about the BU posts.</p>
<p>Are you ure he wasn't talking about Babson and not BU,b/c BU isn't even 2nd in the Boston area?</p>
<p>Well he is always going on and on and on and on about BU so I doubt he would bring up Babson and say "we."</p>
<p>Nursing. A nurse is a nurse.</p>
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<p>CPA = can't pass actuary</p>
<p>Actually, I take that back because some hospitals know the reputation of nursing programs that are in their state. Just attend one that has a good nursing program.</p>
<p>"bump? does it matter if you want to major in chemistry or other sciences?"</p>
<p>Undergrad - not much. Without a Masters or PhD in chemistry you will be confined to the lower tiers or the career ladder. Where you got your graduate degree does matter for finding that first job or a post-doc. Beyond that - even that does not matter, only your skills and recommendations.</p>