Comments on: Dartmouthfuls of Money

By: hedgehog

hedgehog — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:47:26 +0000

@ pozhal

Please don’t be an idiot. Dartmouth doesn’t “graduate a hell of a lot of engineers,” not even close. Basically, we’re just loved more than you. Sorry dude.

By: ViolentQuaker

ViolentQuaker — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:38:41 +0000

I am making 500,000 a year.

Downside: it’s Indian Rupees.

Oh well, at least I’m in a country where Penn is more well-known than Princeton.

By: pozhal

pozhal — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:59:53 +0000

This study is largely useless because it only takes into account those with BAs and nothing more. So essentially, what we learn from this is that Dartmouth graduates a hell of a lot of engineers. Meanwhile, all the law, medical, and business graduates go unnoticed because, you know, it’s not as if they make any money.

By: Dart84

Dart84 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:22:23 +0000

In my 2 minute review of payscale.com it looks like a lot of their data is from people submitting their salaries to see how they compare to others. Maybe it’s the case that Dartmouth grads making more money are more concerned that someone else is making more than they are and need to validate it online?

Here’s what they say:

“We collect both employee (incumbent) data through the PayScale Salary Survey and employer data from surveys that we administer on behalf of trade associations.”

“Individuals complete the PayScale Salary Survey in exchange for a free salary report that anonymously compares them to other people with similar jobs in the same location.”

Interesting, but I would not risk a whole lot on the integrity of the data here.

By: Dart11

Dart11 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:04:15 +0000

Wow. The response posts on this article are ridiculous. I mean. Cockier than usual. Chill out. It’s nothing more than a $3000 difference. Is it going to make that big of a difference? Honestly?

By: princeton09

princeton09 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:28:17 +0000

@hedgehog
No need to lash out at others because of your personal insecurities. I am sure that you are a terrific person and that your friends love you. Alright? Will you chill now?

By: fourleague

fourleague — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:41:56 +0000

Sorry for some of the typos. I am actually in Spain right now (all expenses paid by an alumni grant), and their keyboards are whacked out.

By: fourleague

fourleague — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 12:39:05 +0000

@Lovinthepbubble

At this past fall’s reunion at Dartmouth. One of the classes raised $42 million. (I am not 100% sure if it was the 20, 25, or 30 year reunion class, but the number is accurate). Overall, they received some $72 million in a single weekend.

By: donutdrinkp

donutdrinkp — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:45:56 +0000

Dude, you used a hyphen and not an m-dash when you wrote veritas-truth. That makes veritas-truth a compound word, which makes you retarded. No wonder you don’t have any alumni connections.

By: hedgehog

hedgehog — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 04:25:14 +0000

@”princeton09″

You define the word retard.