Obter um diploma de graduação de uma escola de elite faz a diferença no longo prazo? Parece que não:
But the good news is, as painful as rejection is, in terms of long-term success, getting into a prestigious college doesn't matter much. A study released in March by Alan Krueger of Princeton University and Stacy Dale of Mathematica Policy Research shows students who are rejected by highly selective schools go on to bank the same average earnings as Ivy League graduates. Krueger tells TIME his study shows too much attention is paid to the schools and not enough to the students. "Students can get a good education at many places," he says. "What matters most is what students put into their education — how seriously they take their studies and how much work they put in." It's what he calls the "Spielberg effect." (Steven Spielberg, one of the most famous directors of all time, was famously rejected twice from the University of Southern California's film school. He went on to attend California State University at Long Beach, a less selective school.) "Even if students don't get in, the fact that they are confident enough to apply indicates they are ambitious and hardworking, which are qualities that will help them regardless of where they go to school," Krueger says.
Caramba!!! Descobriram que se o aluno estudar prá valer tanto faz fazer uma faculdade de prestígio ou uma “second rate” que conseguirá bons empregos do mesmo jeito. Até vovó sabia que o bom aprendizado se consegue com 20% de “ensinação” e 80% de transpiração; Ela também sabia que quando empresas ou bancos recrutam recém formados o fazem primariamente pelo potencial dos alunos e só subsidiariamente pelos conhecimentos formais adquiridos na escola. O que interessa a elas é o talento e a capacidade de aprendizado dos alunos. A maioria dessas empresas e bancos até preferem formar seus profissionais de acordo com suas peculiaridades locais.
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