Only 3 percent say Ivy League students end up better workers
Only 3 percent say Ivy League students end up better workers
Monday, March 21, 2011
Only three percent of adults say individuals who go to Ivy League schools are better workers than those who go to other schools according to a Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of 1000 adults.
The survey found that 79 percent do not think Ivy League students make better workers, while 18 percent are undecided. Adults across nearly every demographic concur that an Ivy League education does not necessarily make someone a better worker.
Jack Kiernan of the Student Free Press Association wrote:
Twice as much in tuition and everyone thinks you’re all trying to snake your way through the work day. I hope your parents are proud I can just picture all of you now. Probably just sitting there idly in your Polo Rugby attire, checking your Fantasy Crew and Fantasy Squash teams without producing any value in the work place. Well you all finally got caught. Looks like my four years at Delaware and some good old fashioned elbow grease will present a bigger pay off than your 9 kajillion dollar education at Harvard. Maybe you can caddy for me in St. Barth’s in 20 years when your dreams don’t pan out.
But perhaps survey responders were just negative in general. 58 percent of those surveyed did not believe that people who work harder make more money. Most thought that a person’s salary should depend more on his or her effectiveness at the job rather than educational background or how long they’ve worked for a company.
[via Fox Nation]
Comments
bt 1 year, 2 months ago
I love how the survey speaks of "adults". Do they need to make clear that they didn't ask children about their opinion?
SmokeandTruth 1 year, 2 months ago
What percentage of these adults surveyed even personally know Ivy Leaguers? Mr. Kiernan's quote is filled with empty stereotypes that make it clear he doesn't know anything about us. Wouldn't a more accurate, more meaningful poll ask employers familiar with Ivy League graduates' work instead of a cross-section of the country as a whole?
201Y1 1 year, 2 months ago
More importantly, who cares? Other than Mr. Kiernan, who will apparently consider himself a success if he gets to retire in St. Barth's. Womp womp.
JohnnyE 1 year, 2 months ago
An instance of Fox saying something stupid is hardly news. This idiot's quote is a nice touch though.
Sillitar13 1 year, 2 months ago
How is this news? I mean, I understand if it's a slow day around the office, but I'd rather see no blog update than this sad excuse for journalism. In a weird, perverse way, you're helping to validate a completely statistically unsound and methodologically laughable survey. Way to go YDN.
PhysicsAlum 1 year, 2 months ago
Ah yes, Rasmussen plus Fox News. Statistical rigor and journalistic integrity, together as they should be.
cough cough
Where are our usual legions of YDN conservatives for this article, then?
anon82 1 year, 2 months ago
The Rasmussen Report should also collect information on respondent's IQ and general level of anger/hostility/jealousy.
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