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<blockquote data-quote="3xWVUenginEER" data-source="post: 131378377" data-attributes="member: 1476506">I disagree with one point, ‘Being at certain institutions&nbsp; virtually guarantees success through the networking provided to Alums.’There’s so many studies and books on wealth and success that show prestigious universities primarily guarantee only prestigious costs of attendance.&nbsp; No guarantee of success just cause you attended Harvard, Yale, Vandy, Duke, etc.&nbsp; Most millionaires in the USA attend state schools and community colleges if they attend college at all.&nbsp; I realize UVA, Michigan, and UNC are state schools but VCU, Western Michigan, and UNC Charlotte are too and offer quality educations in certain fields.I do agree with your statement that without athletics most student athletes (I doubt it’s as high as 99.98% though) would have ABSOLUTELY no chance of even getting into many of these Universities.&nbsp; It’s the biggest problem with how universities are now run.&nbsp; The universities have now turned into minor league sports franchises and therefore diploma mills where many of the degrees are worthless except to the University charging the tuition to get it.&nbsp; Nobody hires an applicant because they have a PhD in German Polka History from Harvard or a Masters in Left Handed Puppetry from Yale.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="3xWVUenginEER, post: 131378377, member: 1476506"] I disagree with one point, ‘Being at certain institutions virtually guarantees success through the networking provided to Alums.’ There’s so many studies and books on wealth and success that show prestigious universities primarily guarantee only prestigious costs of attendance. No guarantee of success just cause you attended Harvard, Yale, Vandy, Duke, etc. Most millionaires in the USA attend state schools and community colleges if they attend college at all. I realize UVA, Michigan, and UNC are state schools but VCU, Western Michigan, and UNC Charlotte are too and offer quality educations in certain fields. I do agree with your statement that without athletics most student athletes (I doubt it’s as high as 99.98% though) would have ABSOLUTELY no chance of even getting into many of these Universities. It’s the biggest problem with how universities are now run. The universities have now turned into minor league sports franchises and therefore diploma mills where many of the degrees are worthless except to the University charging the tuition to get it. Nobody hires an applicant because they have a PhD in German Polka History from Harvard or a Masters in Left Handed Puppetry from Yale. [/QUOTE]

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