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<p>Or the alumni became rich after graduating from the excellent education they received :)</p>
<p>guys i got an exclusive sneak peak at the new list. why? cuz I know people =/</p>
<p>anyways...nothing special or out of the ordinary. Schools like HYPMS and ivy leagues took small drops and are now all ranked below 25. University of Idaho is at all time high @ number 1.</p>
<p>Let's put on our thinking caps. </p>
<p>If the recent Princeton article was legit (where the new president admitted that children of legacies get preference in admission due to the financial support of those legacies) - then wouldn't it follow logic to assume that these silver-spoon children also get preferences (from corporations whom the parents also have connections with) when it comes to jobs after college? And, since it's all part of the "club" - those salaries will be higher than, say your average starting salary for another college graduate who does not have family connections? </p>
<p>Of course it is. </p>
<p>Now does that mean that Joe College who was admitted to an Ivy league but does NOT have the family connections will receive the same over inflated salary as his fellow silver-spoon classmate upon graduation just because he, too, graduated from the Ivy? Um, no. </p>
<p>Now, does it mean that Joe College had the opportunity in those 4 years to suck up to more influential people ? - you bet. And will that serve him well upon graduation as far as getting a decent job when his other non ivy peers are still looking for a job? Absolutely. </p>
<p>It's all about networking and opportunity, not real intelligence.</p>
<p>Are you critiquing my post about using salary to judge how good a school is or just making a separate statement, Pearl?</p>
<p>What about this alumni talk? </p>
<p>Are you saying having friends who go to the college you applied for will up your chances of getting into that college?</p>
<p>If yes, how so?</p>
<p>to pearl, the situation differs by your major, for example, you can be a big doctor by pure intelligence(99.9999%)</p>
<p>The alumni part refers to parents who graduated from University X and give $ to University X - their children get first consideration regarding admissions. The president of Princeton flat out said so in a recent Wall Street Journal article. This explains why so many selective schools ask where your parents went to college - if you have any relatives attending, etc....
They do it because they feel like they have to to keep the cash flowing to the university.</p>