Altman warned the crowd of the tendency to follow the safe track that takes you from prestigious institution to prestigious institution, and that at some point if you want to be truly successful you need to make your own way.
If you're smart enough to get in, apparently you're smart enough to work for them which makes you wonder whether these schools add any value at all in the eyes of companies other than lending you their prestigious name.
If you attend a prestigious college or professional school, you are supposed to struggle tirelessly for success while denying that you have much interest in it.
The appeal is you don't have to pay to have a good time, you don't have to know someone prestigious, you're doing something cultural.
You know, the one where you leave Plan A behind ( you, in a prestigious tenure-track faculty position) in favor of some last-minute, rush-rush "Plan B". "Transition" is the word most often chosen to describe such a change of direction, but it's hardly an adequate choice; one doesn't "transition" out of a burning building.
When a hundred girls, and two hundred nipples, compete in front of you for the prestigious title of 'Miss Moistest Bosom,' you've just gone to the tenth circle of Bro-heaven.
Write down the names of the dance masters who trained you and the prestigious schools and dance studios in which you learned various styles of dance.
At the same time, the more prestigious you feel, the more calm and relaxed you may be, which may be why people started looking up to you in the first place.
For example: if you own a small newspaper in a small town you have a prestigious position that everyone in your area looks up to.
For 200 people, you will need to hire an experienced event coordinator, and you need a prestigious and attractive venue.
