What fame/wealth can get you...

[ARCOgraphite]

Now I'm curious as to how the brats did after they got there? Drop out in a year? or make something of themselves.

I was sad to W.H. Macy. I didn't think he was a D.B. Maybe just his wife?

 

[demarpaint]

Originally Posted by maverickfhs
Originally Posted by demarpaint
As the saying goes, "money talks."

This is a universal 'talk' in every language, country and culture

 

[Wolf359]

Originally Posted by Kestas
Schools have been more and more about money as time goes on. Tuition now costs at least 10X what it did when I went to school in the late 70s... considerably more than inflation would suggest. Why?


Have you been back to school lately? They keep putting up new building with more and more amenities. When I graduated, there was somewhat of a scandal as seniors could vote for whether some new student building was going to be built but they wouldn't be there to use it or pay the bills once it was built. It ended up getting built. Very nice but I'm sure that probably added to the total tuition bill.

Back in my day, when there was a bomb scare, they'd just tape a notice on the door. We'd go to class anyway and just joke that someone had a midterm they didn't want to take. Now they evacuate the whole campus.

 

[pbm]

Originally Posted by Kestas
Schools have been more and more about money as time goes on. Tuition now costs at least 10X what it did when I went to school in the late 70s... considerably more than inflation would suggest. Why?


The exorbitant rise in college tuition over the last few decades appears to be tied to 'government guaranteed student loans'.....another reason why I'm for less government.....

 

[gman2304]

Nothing new! Forrest Gumps mom "Sally Field" had some influence on getting him enrolled in a good school! LOL!

 

[Win]

Whatever happened to the custom of buying a building for the school, like the Thornton Melon business building? At least the schools got a building out of the deal.

And bribing your way into USC? Seriously?

 

[ArrestMeRedZ]

Originally Posted by Win
And bribing your way into USC? Seriously?

Must have had a GED and pretty low SATs. Lol

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Originally Posted by Win
Whatever happened to the custom of buying a building for the school, like the Thornton Melon business building? At least the schools got a building out of the deal.

And bribing your way into USC? Seriously?

USC is hard wired into silicon valley. Big $$ awaits USC grads who opt to work there.

 

[bdcardinal]

Whatever happened to just making a donation to the university like when I was in high school. People these days make things way too complicated.

 

[philipp10]

Originally Posted by bdcardinal
Whatever happened to just making a donation to the university like when I was in high school. People these days make things way too complicated.

Yeah but even that is and should be illegal. These clowns (schools) have the gall to push diversity and inclusion yet when the money floats by, suddenly a rich man's kid is admitted.

 

[Alfred_B]

These are the lowly rich. The real rich get their kids in by buying a library building, substantial donation, etc.

They won't be caught in a scandal.

 

[BMWTurboDzl]

Originally Posted by Alfred_B
These are the lowly rich. The real rich get their kids in by buying a library building, substantial donation, etc.

They won't be caught in a scandal.

Or legacy

 

[Wolf359]

Originally Posted by philipp10
Originally Posted by bdcardinal
Whatever happened to just making a donation to the university like when I was in high school. People these days make things way too complicated.

Yeah but even that is and should be illegal. These clowns (schools) have the gall to push diversity and inclusion yet when the money floats by, suddenly a rich man's kid is admitted.


It's always been an unwritten rule. Make a big donation and your kid gets in. Nothing written or guaranteed. Of course if you make the big donation, if you kid doesn't get in, you could always cancel it later.

The problem in this case is that the amount involved is too low to guarantee any kind of admission.

Harvard is in a big lawsuit now about excluding Asian Americans.

 

[y_p_w]

Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl
Originally Posted by Win
Whatever happened to the custom of buying a building for the school, like the Thornton Melon business building? At least the schools got a building out of the deal.

And bribing your way into USC? Seriously?

USC is hard wired into silicon valley. Big $$ awaits USC grads who opt to work there.

As someone who has worked on and off in Silicon Valley, no. There are USC graduates (especially since it seems to be a popular spot for international grad students) working in Silicon Valley, there's far more of a pipeline from Stanford or UC Berkeley. Also - if one has tons of student debt, working in Silicon Valley for an entry-level job isn't necessarily going to pay all that well given the cost of living. Plus - these kids weren't going into STEM programs. They were liberal arts majors more or less.

 

[PandaBear]

Assassinated

 

[PandaBear]

Originally Posted by Alfred_B
These are the lowly rich. The real rich get their kids in by buying a library building, substantial donation, etc.

They won't be caught in a scandal.

Ding ding ding. Meg Whitman is doing it right.

 

[PandaBear]

Originally Posted by BMWTurboDzl
USC is hard wired into silicon valley. Big $$ awaits USC grads who opt to work there.


No, they are well known as a wealthy playground, not on par with real top school. They earned their reputation of "University of Spoiled Children" fair and square because the only thing they are famous for is charging top dollar.

These days big money are earned from interview performance and your last job, and USC does not have the reputation for top performance (at least in engineering or MBA).

 

[Virtus_Probi]

Originally Posted by y_p_w

As someone who has worked on and off in Silicon Valley, no. There are USC graduates (especially since it seems to be a popular spot for international grad students) working in Silicon Valley, there's far more of a pipeline from Stanford or UC Berkeley. Also - if one has tons of student debt, working in Silicon Valley for an entry-level job isn't necessarily going to pay all that well given the cost of living. Plus - these kids weren't going into STEM programs. They were liberal arts majors more or less.

I work in Silicon but have only worked for one company actually based in the Valley (10 years with them, though)...I have to agree with y_p_w. USC isn't that kind of school. Along with Stanford and Berkeley, I saw/see a lot of UCLA, U of I Champaign, MIT, UT Austin, VPI, Dartmouth, and Purdue grads...there are a few other schools that should be in that list but I can't come up with them right now. There were a few universities in Canada that were prominent in the field 20-30 years ago, but I don't hear much about them anymore.
My school wasn't really known for it, but I was exposed to it and was able to transition over and learn on the fly after the long range radar program I was hired for didn't get off the ground. Actually took a really good course from a UTD professor with classes held on my first jobsite that helped me a lot.

 

[ls1mike]

Originally Posted by daves87rs
And hot chicks who want your money....

I'm interested. ,

 

[ls1mike]

Originally Posted by ARCOgraphite
The good fallout here is Hopefully I wont have to suffer through another " Garage Sale Mystery" on Hallmark channel that my wife always watches.

God I hope so. So good man, so good.