OT: Penn St. in top 5 for producing the best entry level candidates.

[irncty]

According to recruiters, Penn St. is top 5 for producing the best entry level college graduates.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...really-doesnt-matter-where-you-go-to-college/

 

[psu1969a]

Your education opens doors, better schools (Ivy, Stanford, etc.) can open even bigger doors, but in the end it is what you do while in school that counts. Grades are important, but involvement with clubs, sports, part-time jobs, volunteering, etc. can enhance ones opportunities.

 

[Art]

According to recruiters, Penn St. is top 5 for producing the best entry level college graduates.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...really-doesnt-matter-where-you-go-to-college/

Only problem is that the survey cited in the WaPo article is five years old.

 

[MontereyLion]

According to recruiters, Penn St. is top 5 for producing the best entry level college graduates.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...really-doesnt-matter-where-you-go-to-college/

Penn State is not only in the top 5...they(we) are #1.......

http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704554104575435563989873060

 

[fairgambit]

The article does not square up with my real life experience, both from an undergraduate perspective and as a lawyer for over 40 years. Where you go to school does matter, a lot. It may not matter among a group of graduates who have gone to Penn State, Pitt, Boston College, Florida, etc., but throw in Harvard (or any Ivy), or Stanford, and the difference is substantial. Can someone from Penn State achieve as much, or more, than a Harvard or Stanford grad. Sure, but the latter two have an enormous edge.