Well, of course, I meant "stay on in Chapel Hill for grad school." ;<)
I got a pretty good education at NC State, too - twice.
My thoughts, too, re. provisions for 'im. That's why I've been telling 'im
for years, "Prepare yourself well - day-by-day, every day."
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim C" <bb...@crone.us>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Friday, December 21, 2012 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Anybody there?
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 5:31 PM, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
Well, this time, Daddy (nor Grndad) doesn't have the bucks. That's why
he
may stay in Chapel Hill, but we'll see what develops.
Wow, that's a commute even by Curt's standards! Wouldn't want to sign up
for too many 8am classes!
Harvard would let him meet and study with other smart people. I don't
think I got a bad education at NC State, but I didn't meet a lot of
exceptionally brilliant folks. On the other hand, there are much more
cost-effective ways to meet smart people. :)
Depending on his degree it may or may not be a big difference. Technology
seems less driven by the institution, but I know that managers often give
preference to their alma mater when hiring upstream.
Remember that the Ivy League has access to a lot of money for its
students.
If they want him to come, they can make sure he has food and shelter, even
though he doesn't necessarily have the resources to pay for it on his own.
Rich recently made an insightful post to banned about the difference
between MIT and his undergrad experience, I'll forward it to you. I would
expect the difference between UNC and Ha!vard would be comparable.
Best,
Tim
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