Tuesday, March 17, 2015

It Seems that College isn't about only the Elite University: Unless you want to be on the Supreme Court

This is an interesting book to get people to not be so stressed about getting a kid in an Ivy or other elite university.
It doesn’t, according to Frank Bruni. The New York Times columnist is author of a new book coming out on Tuesday, “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be.

The book is a quick read for stressed-out students and their parents. In it he has plenty of examples and lengthy stories of Americans of all ages and from all walks of life who have found success without degrees from brand-name universities. Bruni points out, for instance, that among the American-born chief executives of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500, just about 30 went to an Ivy League school or equally selective college. (Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney, graduated from my alma mater, Ithaca College, and unlike many other top executives never got an MBA).
In some ways I trust people more that went regular schools especially when they are passionate about them. I love it when you meet someone that went to Ohio State or Oregon and it becomes a part of their everyday life. It gives you a sense of camraderie if you went to a Big 10 or Pac 12 school as well.

I just don't like how if you want to be President or Supreme Court justice you have to have went to either Yale or Harvard. I mean Hillary went to Yale Law School. At least Jeb Bush went to University of Texas and Scott Walker didn't finish college at Marquette. I just rather vote for someone that went to any other school by Yale or Harvard.

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