Schools worth 50k ?
"The boy of a friend just got into a not so name brand US school, and the cost appears to be USD 50k per annum. I am guessing the name brand schools are about the same."
Almost any US college which is about 15% or more above the average will have many opportunties to learn from high level people, experienced people, people with really odd viewpoints (like gold bugs), and a pretty mixed student body.
One of the keys is DELIBERATELY SEEK OUT good/interesting/useful professor, grad students, classes, etc.
THIS SHOULD BE DONE WITH A WRITTEN plan each quarter - no joke.
Most schools, even very good ones, have somewhat hit or miss academic couciling.
To gather information, talk to graduate students, seniors in your major, and seniors not in your major. At least 7 different seniors and grad students in your major, so you don't get just one opinion.
If you 're majoring in computers, and have to take a chemistry or English Lit course, go talk to other people.
There will be 2-4 people teaching "Chemistry for Jocks", and one of them may be very good in terms of what you learn, and what you can retain and understand 5 and 10 years out.
There will also be short courses, lectures, movies, parties, etc. Is this party the same eight guys getting drunk ? or are these the achievmnet oriented guys who want to see who can puke hte farthest ?
Everybody knows about networking and making friends - just do some of it, instead of 100% of social time with the same comfortable groups.
There are some books on doing this - they have titles like "how to get a first rate education at a second rate school"
Sounds like the schools is very good, just not a big name.
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You can sometimes get useful advice from other students who have had real world experience.
I got some advice based on personal experince from a number of ex-military people when I was a freshman in the the late 60s.
They were unamimous about this advice.....
"Avoid going to Viet Nam" |
