I don’t think there’s any doubt that smart successful people go to all kinds of colleges. The problem here is that OP’s daughter wants to enter a competitive career that in fact does care about the undergrad prestige and specific undergrad preparation, and this college may not prepare her. |
You haven’t demonstrated that Bain won’t hire an ESU grad. |
You haven't proven they will. Find me one grad working there as a consultant (understanding even Bain hires people to work low-level hourly jobs). |
You haven’t proven they won’t. |
Find me one ESU grad former or current that has worked or is working as a Bain consultant. |
Show us where Bain says they won’t hire from ESU. |
Show me a current or former grad working there...we can do this all day long. |
Show us where Bain says the won’t hire from ESU. |
Take it elsewhere people |
Of course Bain is not going to make a blanket statement that they will not hire from ____ University. However, if they don't recruit there, how do you think a kid is going to get their foot in the door? It's tough enough for kids coming from, say, Lehigh and Lafayette -- which means it's virtually impossible from a place like ESU. |
DP. FFS stop being an idiot. Everyone knows that undergrad prestige is a huge factor for those types of jobs. Nobody is saying it could never, ever happen, but it’s obviously a huge barrier she’d be giving herself for no clear reason. If OP’s daughter wanted to be, say, a teacher or social worker, that’s one thing. But her goal is to enter a highly competitive field. She should go to a school that prepares her for that. |
Networking. |
Correct. And something people don’t always want to acknowledge is that in fact, a small regional college offers an inferior education in certain respects due to the peer group. Classes are taught to the mean abilities. A lower ranked college will be less rigorous and that’s just a fact. A lower ranked college that doesn’t regularly send kids to Wall Street and med schools also just won’t be geared towards preparing them for that career track (internships, resume prep, interview prep) simply because that’s not the school’s mission. There’s no shame in that - doesn’t mean it’s not a school that plays an important role - but it’s not what they do. Now at this point people always try to argue “well if you’re a standout student you’ll rise to the top! big fish, small pond!” That puts a lot pressure and assumptions on a kid to thrive even in a setting not designed to support them. It’s kind of a recap of arguments people make about sending kids to high poverty elementary/secondary schools. “Your kid is privileged, they will do well anywhere!” That’s not actually true. |
Where does Bain say prestige matters? |
What if OP’s child is not a networking powerhouse? That’s the WHOLE point. She’ll not only get a less rigorous education there but ALSO will have to work much harder compared to kids who go to schools that actually support med school/consultanting/etc. |