Like would girls attending a T30 (Harvard, Stanford, BC) only date exclusively guys in this tier? And for ivy league men, to maintain the line of prestige, would you not date a chick from a state school (Bama, Arizona, IU, UMich) (unless she got killer pussy)?
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I think they care more about your bank.
Yeah Hofstra HF PM > Harvard Back Office
For dating online? Looks (face, height, body) and wealth.
you don't have to be a millionaire at 18, just the lifestyle she wants is enough (which might as well be that of a heiress)
If dating IRL - things can work well if you are charming, funny, (..)
I think all you need is a job, not necessarily the best job in the world.
This is one of those things that seems incredibly important at age 22 but no one cares about in 2-3 years... job is fairly important to most people but if you are successful out of a total no-name school, more power to you
OP: Not in my experience. It really doesn't matter about what school. Just so long as you have it together like being able to speak properly, be interesting and have your house in order as they say. Went to a state school and have dated/hooked up with so many T30 women.
You’ve said your alma matter before on here. It’s T30…
To me it's still just a state school unlike those vaunted target schools up in the NE all the WSO prestige chasers are after. I guess we just see things differently considering there's several private colleges around that tend to catch that "prestige" crap the youngin's here on WSO think they're wrapping up in but don't recognize it means fuck all yet. As soon as you land your first gig and do it well and check off my first three general points? She won't care one bit, and if she does? Ditch her superficial ass.
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Can't tell if you're a man, a woman, or one of those "it" people
Edit: Yeah dude, go delete that comment like a lil b
Not really dude, the main things girls are looking for are looks, money / good job, personality (though up to you on what order)
College-educated is just a check the box. I sure as hell wouldn't want to date a girl who was only looking for Yale / Harvard guys even if I had went to those schools. That's just an alternative form of gold digging
I went to military college and girls usually think that’s hot.
The inconvenient answer is yes, there will be a disparity based on school. It’s nowhere near as granular as the bank rankings on this site. But it certainly exists. A Harvard girl is unlikely to date a guy who studied at Bama and vice versa. For casual relationships, people will do whatever but the tune changes quickly for LTR
This topic has come up before as I remember financeabc commenting about how he has a circle of highly educated people who wanted to date and marry similarly like minded highly educated people and followed through on it .
The rough bracket of school you attend has cultural and social connotations that come with it which is conveyed through the degree. Numerous commenters on here have stated in the past how Ivy League grads tend to be more polished, read the room better, have better etiquette, and culturally fit in better, That isn’t due to the rigor of their coursework or studies at Harvard. It’s due to a lifetime of experiences derived from their social class which translates to perceived relationship compatibility.
It definitely helps a bit - every single thing helps a bit
Girls tend to care more than guys but it's not life or death.
Education is typically a proxy for accomplishment and achievement until you actually go out and do it yourself. Not going to lie in that it can be a boost. If a girl or guy sees that you went to Northwestern , an Ivy, Berkley, etc. they will automatically assume you are intelligent compared to if you went to Roll Tide U - but that wont mean they will think you are dumb. Youll just have to prove it in other ways (work experience, pursuits, your interests, etc.). Kind of similar to applying for a job
it obviously depends on social circle. But it really wont matter to 90%+ of women. You could go to Eastern North Dakota State University and graduated with a 2.5 GPA. If you are hardworking and successful (which implies some intelligence) your dating pool is basically the same as someone with similar success / better education and is often larger than someone with better education but less success.
My advice is to get out of your head a bit. This is an area that you can look at yourself and discount yourself / feel insecure about that honestly doesnt matter as much as you think. There are more tangible things you can work on to improve your dating success than worrying about what college you went to. If you are posting on this board chances are you arent the typical state school fuck up
People care more about if you are interesting and somewhat intelligent less about the specific name of the top school you went to. Ultimately your perceived value is a combination of looks, personality, status, wealth, intelligence
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