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My point was that he, like others of his "class" already had the advantage to go to a "better" school. So, I tend to agree with the writer of the article here. Money breeds money. I am not discounting my own skills, but just realizing that some people already get to start off at a much higher standard of living (thanks to parents w/ money mostly) that the rest of us have to work for to even get to that point. I don't begrudge any honest working person who has money. What upsets me, though, is the plethora of kids who party and goof off in college but still end up getting great jobs with good pay...all thanks to their well off parents subsidizing them the whole way.

I didn't post the articles about police breaking up the student block party. The police tell to leave. So what do they do? Throw beer bottles and eggs and cops whip out pepper spray. They complain the police acted unprofessionally! I swear sounds like something from the Savage Nation.

You have a point, about "money breeding money." You and I are in similar situations though--we've worked hard to get our degrees--and I think I'm much better off with one than without. While it'll always be more challenging to compete against those with "connections," we're at least, "in the game" now.

Hopefully, our children will be that much better off, and then generations from now, our great grandchildren will have those connections too.

My point was that he, like others of his "class" already had the advantage to go to a "better" school. So, I tend to agree with the writer of the article here. Money breeds money. I am not discounting my own skills, but just realizing that some people already get to start off at a much higher standard of living (thanks to parents w/ money mostly) that the rest of us have to work for to even get to that point. I don't begrudge any honest working person who has money. What upsets me, though, is the plethora of kids who party and goof off in college but still end up getting great jobs with good pay...all thanks to their well off parents subsidizing them the whole way.

A funny thing happens about six months after graduation: everyone stops caring where you went to school, what your GPA was, and who got you the job in the first place. You either perform well and move up or you do not and move out. I've found that if I work hard and strive to outperform my peers, I move up and my salary increases.

I went to a modest state school and I had no connections to speak of. My first job was less than desirable, but I stuck with it until something better presented itself. I now have graduates of "prestigous" universities and MBAs reporting to me. It took awhile, but hard work is rewarded in our system.