[quote=flu]Actually, for undergrad business on wall street, coming from UPenn does carry a lot of weight.
Because it’s one of the few undergrad programs that actually does have a reputable business undergrad program. Not saying it’s something for everyone, or everyone needs to go that path, but companies like McKinsey, Bain, Goldman, recruit at those select undergrad schools, if that is your thing. Berkeley happens to be one too. But not everyone needs wants/needs to go that career path.
Reality is that only a small percentage of the folks end up going into these sort of professions/opportunities for which the end career path might actually justify such a big school expense expense. I’d say about 90% of the rest of the folks, it wouldn’t make much difference.[/quote]You’re right, if you’re going into wall street or something like that where a BS degree from a particular school matter, then by all mean. But to fork out 250-400k for the BS degree, you better know for damn sure that’s the career path you really want to be in. It’s a waste of $ to spend $250-400k for a BA in communication.
Wall street only a subset of business. If you have to get an MBA, then would a BS at a particular university matter? As long as your MBA/law/MD degrees are from the tier one business/law/medical school, I think that’s all that matter. Even law and md, if you plan to open your own practice, would tier one matter as much as what you can do after you graduate?
