<p>I think this Time Magazine article is a good read for anyone on this site; it has some lessons for all of us.</p>
<p>Awesome article. I've been telling people this for a long while.</p>
<p>just finished reading without learning anything too original</p>
<p>Just caught this off my google alerts myself. Good points, but presentation suffered for me a little bit from Time Magazine's style... which is so wishy washy / flippy floppy. Better than usual fare though, with some good points that it made coherently, though.</p>
<p>Some good points, but I thought it basically reiterated a lot of stuff from other articles</p>
<p>All the thoughts of liberal CCers put together in a paragraph by paragraph fashion.</p>
<p>I have a headache.....</p>
<p>The article is useless. What a waste of time!</p>
<p>I need Harvard o_o </p>
<p>The article doesn't really matter to me. The prestige, connections, education, and relationships that you get from a good college is worth it.</p>
<p>you're a tool</p>
<p>I LOVE this article particularly because I completely agree with it. I'm from a competitive public high school where Ivy Leagues mean the WORLD to the students. I've known kids since 7th grade who dream of getting into them. Don't get me wrong I respect the Ivy Leagues, I mean my sister is a Yale graduate but just because you go to prestigous schools doesn't mean you'll be successful. For example one of my sister's friends at Yale is currently a nursery home director and three people I know that went to Harvard and Stanford are now teaching SAT prep in their mid-20's. </p>
<p>Yes I do agree SOME do get a lot out of the education because it mainly depends on the invididual, time and time again I have tried stressing this fact to people. Unlike ANYONE I know from my high school, I would NEVER apply to Ivy League's..it's just not for me. Again I'm not saying Ivy Leagues are bad, I'm just simply saying that they're not the world. I noticed that some of you were offended by the article and did not like the overall message that's fine but for many Ivy League isn't the best thing. Yeah you've studied all your life and you got into a great school...but where from there? Ask yourself that. ..</p>
<p>If you want to read more articles like the one from Time I suggest Harvard Schmard or something like that. It's a little extreme but I mean the guy did go to Harvard but he's just a little too ..yah :D</p>
<p>Yeah I balked when I saw the cover in my mailbox, read the article right away. Noble (and often heard) point of view, but it didn't convince me at all.</p>
<p>Really, Harvard is a double-edged sword. A degree from Harvard can supposedly get you any job unless you are a leper or a sociopath. But then, some people resent a Harvard degree and assume you are a preppy trust-fund snob - which doesn't really make sense if you learn more about the school anyway.</p>
<p>i thought the article wasn't incredibly original. i've heard it all before...</p>
<p>The article is fundamentally targeting people like me: middle-class kids who work hard but are actually the real victims of this college admin. process. </p>
<p>However, I must admit that it has influenced my opinions about applying to ivy schools to some degree. I certainly have to cut down the number of schools (mainly the top 25) I am applying to, and start doing some serious research about some other lesser known schools. Does anyone know any smaller (esp. LACs) schools that specialize in pre-law/international relations programs?</p>
<p>yeah i've been hearing a lot about this kind of stuff too. isn't it kind of interesting though that so many graduates from harvard, yale, etc. are writing books or saying how their experience wasn't as great as the hype? like authors of "privilege" or "the overachievers" or i guess "harvard schmarvard". it's funny because they're making money yet probably would never have been published so easily in the first place if they hadn't gone to those colleges...i mean, the topic sells.</p>