Current Events > do employers really care about which university you went to?

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so I live in europe, I could go to a university in the united kingdom (england) and spend 9000-10000 british pounds (12750-14150 usd) a year excl. rent and living expenses

or I could stay in my own country where tuition ranges between 1700-4000 euro (2110-4970 usd), rent a quarter of the price and living expenses half of the price, maybe slightly less.

does it matter?

Depends entirely on your discipline, career, and employer.

hmm

Show them your facebook profile that says, "Graduated from the streets."
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They care if its internationally accredited

if it is, they don't care which one
if it isn't, again they dont care which one, but its worth literally nothing anyway
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"I was told the medical schools in my country had the serious problem of not being in your country."
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It depends.
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Dash_Harber posted...

Depends entirely on your discipline, career, and employer.

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As far as the US goes, over here its more about experience and years in the industry.

Going to a school that's widely renowned in an area (say, Harvard law) helps when it comes to connections and sounds great on a resume but for virtually all fields, experience is gonna be key regardless of whichever university you've attended
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GeneralZhao posted...

As far as the US goes, over here its more about experience and years in the industry.

Going to a school that's widely renowned in an area (say, Harvard law) helps when it comes to connections and sounds great on a resume but for virtually all fields, experience is gonna be key regardless of whichever university you've attended

All of the top 50 universities tend to be inherently better at connecting you with relevant employers aren't they?

I think going to top universities give you a preference over your peers from average universities.
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In Australia no one really gives a ****.
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Vita_Aeterna posted...

GeneralZhao posted...

As far as the US goes, over here its more about experience and years in the industry.

Going to a school that's widely renowned in an area (say, Harvard law) helps when it comes to connections and sounds great on a resume but for virtually all fields, experience is gonna be key regardless of whichever university you've attended

All of the top 50 universities tend to be inherently better at connecting you with relevant employers aren't they?

I think going to top universities give you a preference over your peers from average universities.

It does, no doubt.

The point I was tying to make is that regardless of which school you attended, if you possess the requisite experience, that is what's most crucial.

If you have two candidates with the same amount of experience but one went to Harvard as opposed to wherever, the Harvard candidate will likely have the advantage. Yet, I don't think it's anything to beat yourself up over if you couldn't attend a top school. Experience and connections I'd say are the priorities nowadays. Going to an awesome school helps with the latter, but it's not the be all end all.
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Short answer: yes.

But it only matters for your first job (or two, if you don't stay long). Work experience becomes the dominant factor after a few years, and depending on your choices you might find yourself paying student loan debt long past the point where your degree is still actively helping you.

It's important to lay a good foundation and start out with a leg up... the people you meet in college and your first couple of years looking for work can have a dramatic impact on the long-term trajectory of your career. At the same time, if you're paying off student debt into your 30s instead of investing and saving for retirement, you're crippling yourself financially.
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