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re: Top 20 colleges with most billionaire alumni
Posted on 9/22/14 at 11:05 pm to ell_13
Posted on 9/22/14 at 11:05 pm to ell_13
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Is it still?
Ya. It's still up there. But most billion arose didn't graduate in the last 5-10 years either.
I'm going to forget a few but UM, Berkely, UVA, UNC and UCLA are pretty much always the top 5 of any ranking.
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Posted on 9/22/14 at 11:06 pm to Zamoro10
The three international schools tucked in the middle Mumbai, London School of Economics, and Moscow State was both surprising and interesting.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 11:10 pm to OleWar
Moscow makes perfect sense...after the collapse - they might have so many former alumni...who grabbed the opportunity...and became those late 90's - Russian billionaires.
Posted on 9/22/14 at 11:11 pm to Zamoro10
I was responding to his 'i want to know who made their own money' comment. Who cares?
It goes to show who has the money on that list, regardless of how they got it.
(im agreeing with you)
It goes to show who has the money on that list, regardless of how they got it.
(im agreeing with you)
Posted on 9/22/14 at 11:13 pm to ell_13
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Only one that surprises me is Michigan.
A lot of the upper crust from the northeast used to go to college in the midwest.
Cal (Berkeley) is awesome for a public school.
This post was edited on 9/22/14 at 11:18 pm
Posted on 9/22/14 at 11:22 pm to Asgard Device
Not surprising..
I would think Penn further down in the rankings if the billionaire list were strictly based upon undergrad numbers vs MBA/Doctoral?
I'm sure the lionshare/sh!tpot of Wharton MBAers are fellow Ivy undergrads. I would think Harvard and Yale may well challenge actual Penn grads in Wharton School enrollment numbers?
I would think Penn further down in the rankings if the billionaire list were strictly based upon undergrad numbers vs MBA/Doctoral?
I'm sure the lionshare/sh!tpot of Wharton MBAers are fellow Ivy undergrads. I would think Harvard and Yale may well challenge actual Penn grads in Wharton School enrollment numbers?
Posted on 9/23/14 at 12:04 am to Jones
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I was responding to his 'i want to know who made their own money' comment. Who cares?
Well, I would suggest it matters if we're trying to parse what this list may be trying to tell us.
If I know the billionaires are "self-made" I may infer that the school's academic environment creates a place that helps breed billionaires, as opposed to a place that merely accepts the offspring of such people for tuition and donor money.
The first school I'd want to try to get my child into over the latter, so they can be in an environment that I'd believe would be more beneficial to them making their way in life.
There's nothing wrong with inheriting wealth, but I'm more interested in the skills that help one create wealth.
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 12:07 am
Posted on 9/23/14 at 12:06 am to Teddy Ruxpin
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The first school I'd want to try to get my child into over the latter.
yea because i would pick a school for my child because 1 guy out of 50k that went there made a billion dollars
Posted on 9/23/14 at 12:11 am to Jones
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yea because i would pick a school for my child because 1 guy out of 50k that went there made a billion dollars
I only answered as to why it would hold logic to ask that question. I admit basing it off a rare statistic would, in a vacuum, be ridiculous, but I'd also suggest the millionaire list (with a high minimum since 1 million isn't hard to reach) would look similar and be more useful statistically.
No need to imply I have some sort of inferior intellect by your response.
Anywho, we are essentially doing this anyways when we say "X is a good school." We're implying it's good for future wealth.
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 12:14 am
Posted on 9/23/14 at 12:44 am to Asgard Device
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Only one that surprises me is Michigan.
A lot of the upper crust from the northeast used to go to college in the midwest.
Cal (Berkeley) is awesome for a public school.
I went to high school in LA and i remember lots of the well to do kids were applying for Michigan. It's definitely one of the elite public schools.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 12:45 am to ell_13
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How many billionaires never graduated?
288
Posted on 9/23/14 at 12:53 am to SG_Geaux
Biggest surprise for me is that U of Chicago is not on this list. That is one of the most elite schools in the world that just churns out uber-wealthy alumni.
Not surprised about USC at all - very good private school that absolutely dominates the film industry in a lot of ways.
Somewhat surprised to see Cornell as high as it is and very surprised not to see MIT in the top 5 or 10. Also a bit surprised not to see Cal Tech on this list.
Not surprised about USC at all - very good private school that absolutely dominates the film industry in a lot of ways.
Somewhat surprised to see Cornell as high as it is and very surprised not to see MIT in the top 5 or 10. Also a bit surprised not to see Cal Tech on this list.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:21 am to AbuTheMonkey
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very surprised not to see MIT in the top 5 or 10. Also a bit surprised not to see Cal Tech on this list.
Those are about super smart nerds who do their job.
This list...ala Yale - ala Bush...is about connections...and heritage...sadly still.
The Northeast still dominates...the founders of schools back then...and industry back then...doesn't matter what you can do, but where you come from and who you know.
Billionaire nepotism.
The same shite for the last 200 years still exists today.
The old guard - all Ivy has no rival in terms of influence.
Except for the West Coast schools who can challenge them.
And that's only because California is so big in size and talent - and has the Tech and Film Industry...and Pac-12 schools work to achieve results that are real world.
Michigan is the real winner in this list.
Buried in the Midwest...they are the only Big10 school on the list and (along with USC) - one's not considered IVY.
It's still sad...that we essentially live in an aristocracy.
Because ever year...it's the same schools...if you graduated from IVY - you have this ridiculous greater chance of being a billionaire.
Other schools - you have to be otherworldly...but nepotism, legacy, etc. You just need connections.
It's the same constant cycle. Same schools, same presidents, same CEO's, same Corps...from same backgrounds...
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:48 am to 632627
Michigan's wiki page says it has 15 billionaire alumni
I would think a school like SMU is probably 20-35, because it's an elite business school that caters to the wealthy and has a ridiculous alumni network. definitely not a self-made type of alumni base
I would think a school like SMU is probably 20-35, because it's an elite business school that caters to the wealthy and has a ridiculous alumni network. definitely not a self-made type of alumni base
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 1:50 am
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