为什么要上藤校？

 

首先不上藤校照样可以成功，无数的例子说明，“Ivy League is not the only ticket to success“（ref1）. 如同文中所说：“most top CEOs and presidents hail from more modest schools.“。（另文讨论）。

 

但是，我们同样应该看到这个数据，接近1/3 的 senators “have an ivy-caliber undergrad degrees”, ¼ 的州长“first attended elite colleges”.  (ref1)

 

许多领袖即使在 “non-elite colleges”获得undergrads, 以后也会到”prominent graduate schools” 学习。

下面这些数据可能更清楚，CNBC 汇编一个能够影响人类下25年领袖名单， CNBC NEXT List， 1/3 的领袖从三所学校毕业：“Harvard, Stanford and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania” (ref2) .

这张表更全面的列出了精英的比例，(ref4)

Davos Academia 90%,  Forbes’s Powerful Men: 85%, Davos Government &Policy 73%, Davos CEO 60%, Forbes Powerful Women 55%, Forbes Billionaires 45%,  Senators 42%, Fortune 500 CEOs 38%, House Members 21%,.都是来自名校。

 

补充一点，这几位都是藤校来的，Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush。

总结：“roughly 54% of corporate leaders and 42% of government officials are graduates of only 12 institutions, including Yale, Harvard, Princeton and Stanford, meaning that the friendships and associations formed at such universities ultimately shape the global economy, the political system and public opinion.”(ref5)

最后，我们听听学生Stanley 的说法“As he sums up the last four years, Stanley concedes the opportunities that lay ahead may be worth more than the education he got.

"Is my degree worth it? Maybe not," Stanley explains. "Are the connections worth it? Definitely." “（ref3）

 每个学生家庭个体，应该根据自己的情况，不要盲目爬藤，但是作为华人社区，我们应该鼓励所有青年成为栋梁。 有机会就爬藤。将来出华裔美国总统。

 

 

Ref1:  http://fortune.com/2015/03/23/college-admissions-ivy-league/

Ref2:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/102141159

Ref3:  http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/perfi/college/2011-03-05-cnbc-ivy-league_N.htm

Ref4: http://qz.com/367077/frank-bruni-is-wrong-about-ivy-league-schools/

Ref5: https://agenda.weforum.org/2014/06/universities-ivy-league-clique/