@MikeSauce It’s clear you don’t care for me or my opinion, so rather than bickering at one another, why don’t we just settle our differences and be better members of this board?
Again, your sources were weak. Nobody was discussing income potential, which your study pertained to. Your others were articles about the same study. When there are so many great sources, studies, and experts on the subject, I don’t really care to hear what TIME Magazine thinks.
As you yet again ignore the multiple studies I presented that draw a direct correlation between prestige of school and candidate placing.
So let me ask this another way.
Read this study: http://gppreview.com/2012/12/03/superpowers-the-american-academic-elite/
Or this one: http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/1/1/e1400005.full
Tell me if their findings support a direct correlation between the prestige of school and placement of candidates. Do you agree or disagree with their findings? Why?
@briank82 There is a direct correlation between income and jobs. Because of this correlation, it is safe to say that the prestige of your institution does not matter. I disagree with the findings because they are not true. They are over exaggerated to enlist fear into others.
@briank82 Also, how about you and I close the book and accept that you lost the argument? We are no longer going anywhere.
Its pretty clear this guy is a tro ll
@MikeSauce I’m sorry, a what?
@MikeSauce I am attempting to let bygones be bygones here, yet you continue to press the issue.
Whether you all believe your argument is right or wrong is out of my concern because I know my argument is right. No prestige will ever matter and you will all find out when you are graduating from your wonderful schools, which I am sure you will all get into!
“There is a direct correlation between income and jobs. Because of this correlation, it is safe to say that the prestige of your institution does not matter. I disagree with the findings because they are not true. They are over exaggerated to enlist fear into others.”
HAHAHAHA. L O L. Besides the fact that I (or anybody, really, besides you), nor the studies, are talking about income …
You disagree … because they are not true? Wow, you really went outside of the box for that response. I really don’t know what to say and it almost seems like you’re joking with us.
“Also, how about you and I close the book and accept that you lost the argument?”
I lost the argument? Your argument is that the findings of multiple studies (of which have no relationship with elite schools) are false … because “they are not true.” Oh, and that they want to “enlist fears into others.”
THAT is your response to peer-reviewed studies in scholarly journals. Classic.
@briank82 No, I didn’t lose the argument because I wasn’t able to provide sources, even though I clearly did just so. I actually won the argument because in the long run, you yourself will see that the prestige of a university will have no affect on your overall success. And if you do not believe it, call UCB and ask them. No matter what UC you go to, you will have a world-class education and have opportunities thrown at it you. It takes a smart and mature person to realize this, and you’re just not at that level yet apparently.
Let’s close the discussion with this, then.
Prestige means nothing.
You’re being facetious with all of this, right? And, again, you desire to need to end this discussion on your terms is funny.
You, I think, are delusional. You’ve claimed victory on this discussion, where again you’ve provided nothing but your opinion … which you’ve failed to substantiate. Not only are you claiming that, though, but you’re claiming you’ve won “in the long run.” This, and your argument, are nonsense.
Peer-reviewed studies from scholarly journals say you are wrong. Sorry man.
I think at the end of the day, we should all agree to disagree. It’s no use spamming this discussion board any longer when neither person is going to agree with the other.
Ultimately, we are all on here because we have some interest of getting into Berkeley. We should focus on continuing to help each other get through this process and hoping for positive results in April.
Let’s just put this argument aside and not get this thread shut down.
@briank82 no, I am not being facetious. You will see, that is all I have to say. In the end, you will see.
@RAHforHEE ok really? “you will see, you will see?” Come on dude, stop. Just let it go and stop this back and forth argument
@themightybicycle I am not going back and forth with anyone. I am being serious when I say these things; your prestige will not help you more than anyone with less prestige. This is all I am saying.
“I am being serious when I say these things; your prestige will not help you more than anyone with less prestige.”
We hear you.
Peer-reviewed studies still say otherwise.
(and lol at “I am not going back and forth with anyone” as you go back and forth…)
Whew. Woke up to 51 notifications.
Let’s just stop, everybody. We’ve been beating a dead horse for a while now. I’m all for having heated debates, but at this point, continuing is unnecessary.
@RAHforHEE No hard feelings. Good luck this coming April.
@briank82 You continue to argue when you’re wrong, it is pathetic.
@RAHforHEE You disagreeing with me doesn’t necessarily mean I’m wrong. Sorry man, that’s not how it works.
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After selling the startup I went back to school and got my act together (academically). I have a 4.0 GPA in all of the EE pre-reqs (Calc1-3, Diff Eq, Lin ALg, Physics1-3, Chem, C++, English 1A&1B) but my overall gpa because of my poor first year performance will only be a 3.46
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@briank82 It works plenty because at the end of the day, and I will keep on saying, prestigiousness does not matter,