Episode 151 - Does going to a top university really help with career success?

In this episode I spoke about does going to a top university really help with your career successSome of the main things I spoke about the following: 1. Why I wanted to talk about this topic?2. How can qualifications play a part in our overall success and future3. What is a top university?4. People who have done well because of going to a good university see full list I refer to below: 1. Barak Obama-  Columbia university and Harvard2. Michelle Obama – Princeton and Harvard3. Elon Musk – University of Pennsylvania4. Jeff Bezos – Princeton5. Kamala Harris – Howard University and University of California Hastings ( top law school)6. Viola Davis – Julliard7. Naomie Harris – Cambridge8. George Takei – University of California9. Samuel L Jackson - Morehouse College10. Cate Blanchett - University of Melbourne top uni in Australia and top 35 in the world11. Riz Ahmed – Oxford12. Angela Basset – Yale University13. Mindy Kaling – Dartmouth College5. People who haven’t gone to university but are still successful1. Mark Zuckerberg (dropped out)2. The Weeknd ( Abel Tesfaye)3. Richard Branson4. Quentin Taranto5. Oprah Winfrey (dropped out)6. Sachin Tendulkar7. Rhianna8. Priyanka Chopra9. Lizzo (dropped out)10. Jessica Alba11. Steven Bartlett (dropped out)12. Beyonce13. Zendaya6. Conclusion around this question Other relevant podcast episodes 1. Episode 129 - A levels vs BTECs what do you as parent really need to know? - https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/mF947X8ECvb2. Episode 114 - Careers advice as a professional in conversation with Susan Smith - https://open.spotify.com/episode/0nV3p46wjoFRI4QVLJ37wG?si=db869583ab6d4419 3. Episode 132 - How can an apprenticeship help a young person’s career? - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/episode-132-how-can-an-apprenticeship-help-a/id1450116167?i=10005682427054. Episode 147 - Degree apprenticeships and if they are the future? - https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-career-happiness-podcast/episode/episode-147-degree-apprenticeships-and-if-they-are-the-future-208889708Links that may be useful top 50 universities - https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankingsGlobal universities - https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2023/world-ranking Russel Group university - https://russellgroup.ac.uk/about/our-universities/ Tik tok videos about having a degree and being follow me on tik tok here -https://www.tiktok.com/@somag25?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pcEmail me at [email protected] or [email protected] if you have any questions or comments