Word: successful
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Carr says his Harvard degree helped him hire employees by giving credibility to the company and its founders. But he says the Harvard name isn't the deciding factor for success...
...certainly helps you to start a conversation with someone, but you have to have some kind of talent," he says. "Frankly, people would rather see prior success in the real world than they would someone who just went to a good college...
...Hoxby tried to correct for the fact that very smart students could come out of lower-tiered schools and go on to great success--and for "late bloomers" who could become more motivated after college. By taking an "average" student, she found that going to top-level schools like Harvard will only continue to pay off--at least financially...
...Wright-Swadel warns Hoxby's research only looks at one yardstick of success--money. He says many graduates look for more intangible rewards...
...Wright-Swadel, who graduated from the University of Maine in 1972, says he is proof that a non-Ivy education does not preclude success later in life...