25 years old and deep in debt

[garbon]

Or it could be that someone worked their ass off in highschool.

Who cares what you did in highschool?

Who said that I am someone?

[Jacob]

Or it could be that someone worked their ass off in highschool.

Who cares what you did in highschool?

Who said that I am someone?

Your mom and dad!

(as per Seedy)

[merithyn]

The number of people who get into a school like Stanford because of something other than academic achievement is small enough that if you are going to throw out all of those evaluations based on that tiny possibility, you might as well just through at any and all criteria you might wish to use, because you never know what could be something other than what it seems.

You sound like you are looking for a reason to justify a stance taken for other reasons.

Why do I need to justify not using which school a person went to as the primary criteria for hiring them? That, to me, is common sense. Sure, a good school is nice, but it doesn't determine how good the person would be for the position. Again, it might tip the scales from one candidate to another, but it certainly wouldn't be a primary concern.

[CountDeMoney]

Meri hates college students.

[Ed Anger]

Meri hates college students.

I bet she mouthed off to her professors.

Dames. 

[merithyn]

Not yet. Classes start today, though, and I'm having "technical difficulties" that no one seems to know how to fix.  

[Ed Anger]

Let me guess, ANGEL?

[CountDeMoney]

You want technical problems?  I wandered around the library for 30 minutes looking for the fucking card catalog 

[merithyn]

Let me guess, ANGEL?

COBRA

They gave up on ANGEL because it was unstable. As if COBRA is any better. 

You want technical problems?  I wandered around the library for 30 minutes looking for the fucking card catalog 

Our library still has one. It's in their "museum".

[Ed Anger]

I love it when they 'upgrade' the ANGEL software. Everything breaks. EVERYTHING.

[Malthus]

College GPA might be relevant and interesting if the person's never had a professional job before.  After that, it's of no interest to me whatsoever.

Yup. University and GPA is for getting your first real professional job. It is totally vital for that, but after that, it's all about your actual (professional) work experience.*





*That said, I reserve the right to make fun of BB because he went to U of M. 

[crazy canuck]

Why do I need to justify not using which school a person went to as the primary criteria for hiring them? That, to me, is common sense. Sure, a good school is nice, but it doesn't determine how good the person would be for the position. Again, it might tip the scales from one candidate to another, but it certainly wouldn't be a primary concern.

How can it possibly ever make good sense to hire someone from back of match box U over someone from a credible institution?

The underlying assumption you are making is that all education is equal.  Even worse you are making an assumption that people that go to the better schools are somehow getting less education.

[crazy canuck]

College GPA might be relevant and interesting if the person's never had a professional job before.  After that, it's of no interest to me whatsoever.

Yup. University and GPA is for getting your first real professional job. It is totally vital for that, but after that, it's all about your actual (professional) work experience.*





*That said, I reserve the right to make fun of BB because he went to U of M. 

Yes, on both counts.

[garbon]

The number of people who get into a school like Stanford because of something other than academic achievement is small enough that if you are going to throw out all of those evaluations based on that tiny possibility, you might as well just through at any and all criteria you might wish to use, because you never know what could be something other than what it seems.

You sound like you are looking for a reason to justify a stance taken for other reasons.

Why do I need to justify not using which school a person went to as the primary criteria for hiring them? That, to me, is common sense. Sure, a good school is nice, but it doesn't determine how good the person would be for the position. Again, it might tip the scales from one candidate to another, but it certainly wouldn't be a primary concern.

Whoa hold up. Who said education should be the primary criteria? I questioned you when you and MIM asserted that where one went to college shouldn't be taken into consideration. And then suggested that significant (enough to warrant being mentioned) numbers of individuals are getting into good schools because their parents forked over endowments.

[Barrister]

*That said, I reserve the right to make fun of BB because he went to U of M. 

And damn proud of it.  Best 8 years of my life.  Go Bisons!