does a college degree affect on prestige?
923870
It depends on who you are with.\n\n If you are in an office that has mostly people with college degrees then a lack of one counts as negative since it is expected. If you are in a blue collar job where no degree is required then having one could be a plus among your peers (or maybe they would be jealous and unhappy that you have one). Finally if you are in a place where advanced degrees are common then  it comes down to which degree and how classy a school you got it from.\n\nMost people get one for the job-related knowledge or the self-satisfaction. Any prestige is not the real motivator.
264859
No, you don't need a college degree to be successful, you just need to enjoy what you are doing. Some of the wealthiest people in the world don't have a college degree.\n1. Bill Gates, Harvard, dropout.\n2. Li Ka Shing, High school drop out.\n3. Sheldon Adelson, College drop out.\n4. Larry Ellison, University of Illinois drop out.\n5. Michael Dell, University of Texas Austin, drop out.\nIt sounds like you are already successful.  Good luck.
1097664
Occasionally, experience will overrule education, but it is not often that this occurs.\n\nWere I you, I would complete my education in my field of choice, which would then give you the advantage of both a degree and experience in that field.  If your current employer offers education assistance, take advantage of that as in most cases it will cover at least 1/2 of your school expenses.\n\nWhether your grades are that good or not is actually a moot point as long as the count toward your degree.  I have never met an employer that actually looks at your GPA when considering who to hire.  The only thing they are interested in, is did you complete your degree or did you quit school.  By quitting school prior to earning your degree it shows a lack of ambition on your part, which is looked at negatively.
371823
It should depend on a few personal factors like:\n\n-Location.  Do you want one closer or further from home?  Which university has a better location?\n\n-Cost.  How much does each cost?  How important is cost to you?\n\n-Prestige.  Is one more prestiguous than the other?  How important is that to you?\n\n-Field of study.  What are you going into?  Does one have a better program for that field?\n\nGood luck!
223003
It's EXTREMELY important to get a college degree if you want a decent job.  Today's job market is much more competitive than it has *ever* been.  Today, bachelor's degrees are the *standard* (whereas a generation ago, a high school diploma was) for a *decent* job.  For anything beyond a decent job (and by decent, I mean simply steady employment with enough pay to *just* get by), you'll need an advanced degree.
929865
Less that that of a person with a Bachelor's degree, who's potential is less that that of a Master's etc. However, the truth is you determine your potential. How valuable of an asset you are to any company is determined by you - your work ethics, your drive, your determination. A degree gives you specialized knowledge in a specific field - but only you determine how to use that knowledge.
1076008
Ignore college rankings. Businesses that hire you later on won't care where U of ILL stands or stood in the rankings, all they care about is that you have the correct degree from an accredited university. HR departments don't care if you got our degree from Illionis U or from Podunk U. Only two fields care much about where your degree is from, and those are law and medical.
781827
As far as I know, they do. What matters most is not the fact that you do an honors program, but that you graduate with honors. A 3.3 GPA is c-u-m laude, 3.6 is magna c-u-m laude, and 3.9 is summa c-u-m laude. There used to be another one higher for it, but not even universities like harvard use it.
505294
Yes, in general I would say that a more prestigious school will have higher standards for what A level work is and what B level work is etc.  A good student will get an A easier at a less prestigious school than if they were at harvard for example.  \n \nOf course, this also depends on teachers. i have had professors who got their phds from MIT and Berkeley etc and yet are very easy graders and others who are from normal schools who are very tough graders. it all depends on the person.  \n\nif you want to get an idea of what a specific school is like do the following. Go to "ratemyprofessor.com".  then open up a separate webpage and look up UC santa barbara's business department. go to faculty and then go one by one and look up the faculty on "ratemyprofessor" and see what other students have said about the professors. they normally give information about how hard the teacher was on grading.
874906
Be famous or be born into lots of money. I just watched a special last night about all those colleges, Yale, Harvard, Brown, etc. They said it matters not what kind of grades you make, you can have a perfect GPA, but they favor those certain individuals that already have had everything handed over to them in life. They said they have an image to uphold...what kind of sh!t is that? It's true...
371760
Not a damn bit.\n\nI've hired loads of people and I don't think I've ever asked what someone's GPA was when they graduated.  The only time it is ever brought up is when someone is part of the National Honor Society or achieved excellent grades and wants to brag about it.\n\nSo don’t worry about it.  It is the degree that matters.
792260
Both.  In most cases the weighted one (which implies that you took more challenging courses), would be more important.  Actually, most colleges really don't put a lot of stock into GPA at all, because it varies so much from one high school to another.  Class rank (how you compared with others at your school) is normally more important, as are test scores.
877439
If you calculate it out, and if you're talking about weighted GPA, then yes it will.  If you're talking about unweighted, it'll basically stay the same (you'll have a 3.0 unweighted)
157725
This depends on the college. For some colleges, such as University of Pennsylvania, yes. 80% of people with alumni relations are accepted. But it really varies based on your school. In general, having a parent of sibling graduating from a college increases your chances of getting in. Of course, factors such as GPA< ACT/SAT Scores, Extra Curriculars, Sports, volunteer work, work experience, essays, and teacher recommendations (and class rank) are also considered along with how well you maximized your resources. Good luck!
642788
I currently hold a Bachelor of Science degree (4 years) and two associate degrees or (2 year) degrees.  In my case they have done me (zero) good.  A person with NO degrees what so ever was promoted ahead of me because she knew the big boss.  You can take that however you want. In most cases a degree WILL get you in the door or at least the employer will take a look at you.   Your chances are much better of getting the job.  Now if you are really good at kissing various parts of your bosses anatomy you will probably go very far other wise you'll have to wait in the basement with the rest of us smucks, degree or not.  Life can really suck at times...cold hard facts.
949059
The higher the GPA, the more likely you'll have the first choice in choosing courses before it gets too full that you'll have to wait next session to be able to get in or wait 'til someone drops out, which is good thing. Depending what field you're in and what you are mastering, GPA can be important if you're apply for jobs such as a professor who is expected to get a really high GPA and perhaps a doctor. As for other jobs it does not matter as long as you earn a degree in something, and I learn that most managers who look at your resume don't care much about that. Work experience is what matters most in today's world.
20611
A degree is a piece of paper. To think it is much more than that is foolhardy. What is important is what you did to get that piece of paper.\n\nA degree is supposed to show another person that you know something. Whether or not they believe it is a totally different thing. Someone here in the U.S. may not acknowledge a degree from an American College.\n\nWhat matters then is reputation. A Harvard degree generally has more of a reputation than a University of Nevada at Reno degree, even though in some fields of study UNR may be better than Harvard.\n\nBasically, it all boils down to who you are talking to. Generally speaking, from what I have seen, degrees are universal, because knowledge is universal. Some subjects may not be transferable because of language issues, but those are the exceptions, not the rule.