Company of One with Dale Callahan

Company of One with Dale Callahan


145: Does it Matter Where You Go to School? [Podcast]

October 08, 2019

Where you go to school matters - right? 

With all the attention to college acceptance bribery cases involving actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, we might think that it really matters where you go to school. After all, why would they pay a ton of money if not? 

But when we peel back the layers of the truth and the norms, we see that most of us fight to get our kids into top schools and rarely does it happen. 

So with all the energy and activity around it - does it even matter?
Does it matter where you go to school? (Podcast Outline)

Quick answer -No

Dave Ramsey answer - “Happy to have a Harvard Grad work for me.”
Plenty of examples of significant success without the top degrees (or degrees at all for that matter)
Do you really learn? MIT video of graduate engineers who cannot light a bulb -

When it might matter

Hang with elites - Senators etc
Bias to college in your career path
Example - Vice President with degree bias

Why it rarely matters

We usually do not take any advantage of the alumni network
Alumni network not well cared for
Return on Investment (ROI) rarely worth paying extra
Content tends to be the same
The top-notch faculty are rarely seen by students
Bias never stays the same - people move

How to have a top college experience without the fees, and maybe without the college!

Build your network
Do awesome stuff

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Links mentioned in this episode:

MIT video of graduate engineers who cannot light a bulb
Episode 119: Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Master of Engineering Management in Information Engineering and Management