Which program is better?

"Just remember, Bill Gates was a college dropout."

---> So is the burger flippin Billy in 33rd Street. :)

I see only one advantage an ivy leaguer has over regular ( non ivy but accredited) schools. That is : Name. Generally speaking, one who secures 3.9 GPA from non ivy is better than the one with 3.8 GPA. Please note, it is not a case of sour grapes, but a fact I have come to know.

Anyone who can secure 3.9, 3.9, 4.0 GPA in no ivy league will secure almost identicle GPA in ivy schools too. The name, recoznition of the school is the only difference. Trust me the ivy league school does not teach you stuffs from mars or venus. It is the same shit. But ain't bad to get some name behind you. But not many care when you come to the field if you've excellent resume to back you.

Isn't Bush an ivy leaguer?

IndisGuise:)

Lol Indi bro, BUsh manchhe ta khatara chha ni. Jhutho bole ko bole chha tara ek thopa kasle haluanna sake hoina. Budhi ta uska chha ni pakkka businessman ko

"So is the burger flippin Billy in 33rd Street. :) "

The cab-driving Ramesh fresh out of India probably has a Master's degree from some Indian university. College education does not guarantee $$$, trust me on that. People who can think out of the box are in a much better position. Think innovation.
Me, I'm interested in starting my own business. Been saving every cent so one day a million bucks would just be pocket change for me. Will happen some day. The process is slow, but I'm already starting.
While some people waste 4 straight years going to college, I have been busy planning my future. In the grand scheme of things, just remember, the hare always wins over the turtle. What probability is there that a turtle beats a hare in a race? Almost zero probability. Now in fairy tales the reverse is true. And a fairy tale is but an old wives' tale that's supposed to make us feel good. I hardly know any fairy tales that are depressing. There are, but they all got so-called "morals". Ehh, who needs morals.

After applying the old questions:

"Are you beautiful because I love you? or
Do I love you because you are beautiful?"

to

"Are you smart because you go to Stanford? or
Are you at Stanford because you are smart?"


it's worth noting that, all things being equal, selective colleges/ universities tend to
admit students with intrinsic traits/characteristics that high-paying jobs (say, investment banking, strategy consulting in America, etc) tend to value.

Bill Gates was admitted to Harvard because Harvard admissions officers thought
he was/is smart (regardless of how they defined smartness to serve their admission purposes).

Even without his degree, Bill Gates has gone on to make tons of money, BECAUSE,
well, he has remained smart.

In either case, Bill Gates' instrinsic smartness was/is pretty much the same, and that
has made all the difference.

Bottom line?
Regardless of whether you go to Harvard or Tri Chandra college, it pays to be intrinsically smart (in both academic and practical sense) to make the most of
life's opportunities.

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That said, for Nepali students from Nepal though, I would say though I have no hard proof, graduating from pretty much ANY college/university in America leads to a
higher income down the road -- either in Nepal or in America -- IN COMPARISON
to (similar-trait) peers who stay back in Nepal for college/university studies.

So:

Advice to smart young Nepali students:

Go to America or institutions in other countries (except India's Bihar) to earn more later.
Go to more selective colleges in America and other countries to earn even more.

oohi
ashu