>>>Eventually I was managing all the programmers and no one was asking what school anyone came from.
>>>Many of my fellow vet grads from no-name U had similar experiences.
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>IT of course was different: at the start of the PC age, employers acknowledged that existing card/Fortran qualifications were of little value, while the pace of change continued to limit the value of college education. With vendors making constant changes, everybody had to learn on the job, so I agree that personal ability was a bigger consideration.
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>To this day there are people in this forum with well-paying roles, without any degree at all. Try that in a profession like law or medicine or engineering or ... ;-)

Mike and Pete were good friends from the day they started accounting classes together.
It soon became clear the Pete was challenged regarding numbers- and he dropped out after a month.

Ten years later Mike, now a successful accountant with a split ranch on a cul-de-sac in Westchester was walking to a client on Park Avenue in NYC when a long limo pulled up and Pete yelled, "Get in, Mike"

"Mike" Pete said "take the afternoon off and come up and have lunch with me at the Rainbow Room. I own it. In fact, I own the building."


"Wait" Mike said after he got in. "How did you get enough money to buy Rockefeller Center?"


"It's simple, Mike" Pete said. "Just be sure that you make 2% on your money."




"2%???", Mike said.


"Yes, 2%", Pete said. "After I dropped out of school I bought some property for $10,000 and sold it for $20,000 - a 2% profit. After that I said 'As long as I make 2% I'll be OK'."