Elite Colleges

There are elite colleges, and then there are the other colleges. Many people think of colleges as this. I believe that most or maybe even all colleges are the same. They may have their differences but have many things that are similar. Different colleges offer different courses or degrees that other colleges may not have. For example, a college in Michigan might offer a farming course, while Harvard does not have that course. It all depends on the person. Anyone can do well as long as they try and use their time wisely.

I read all the debate posts, and I liked some more then others. In particular I liked and agreed with Martha (Marty) O'Conell post of What You Do vs. Where You Go. She had very convincing points. I agreed with most of what she believes. In summary, she believes that it does not matter where you attend college.  Here is a quote from her post.

The key to success in college and beyond has more to do with what students do with their time during college than where they choose to attend.

I agree with her. You will get the same education from any college as long as you choose to use your time wisely. If you go to Harvard or some other elite college, and you do not use your time wisely, well of course you would not learn. Same thing goes with any other college, as long as you try in a college you will get the same thing out of it as an elite college.

Researchers found that students who applied to several elite schools but didn't attend them -- either because of rejection or by their own choice -- are more likely to earn high incomes later than students who actually attended elite schools

Here she puts in evidence that some people do well even if they did not go to an elite school. Everyone can have a successful or happy life, it just depends on what they want to do.

Some debate posts on elite colleges were not convincing. One example of this was Luis Fuentes-Rohwer post of Merit and Race. He did not convince me. In summary, he believes it does matter of what college you go to. Here is a quote from his post.

Attendance at elite colleges and universities has a positive effect on the likelihood that a student will graduate; on future earnings; on the likelihood that a student will attend graduate school; and even to lower divorce rates and better health.

 Even though this information might be true, it could also be true for any other college. It all depends on the student. I believe that everything is on the student whether he or she tries and uses his time wisely.