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 success

Some 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 future

3. 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 Harvard

2. Michelle Obama – Princeton and Harvard

3. Elon Musk – University of Pennsylvania

4. Jeff Bezos – Princeton

5. Kamala Harris – Howard University and University of California Hastings ( top law school)

6. Viola Davis – Julliard

7. Naomie Harris – Cambridge

8. George Takei – University of California

9. Samuel L Jackson - Morehouse College

10. Cate Blanchett - University of Melbourne top uni in Australia and top 35 in the world

11. Riz Ahmed – Oxford

12. Angela Basset – Yale University

13. Mindy Kaling – Dartmouth College

5. People who haven’t gone to university but are still successful

1. Mark Zuckerberg (dropped out)

2. The Weeknd ( Abel Tesfaye)

3. Richard Branson

4. Quentin Taranto

5. Oprah Winfrey (dropped out)

6. Sachin Tendulkar

7. Rhianna

8. Priyanka Chopra

9. Lizzo (dropped out)

10. Jessica Alba

11. Steven Bartlett (dropped out)

12. Beyonce

13. Zendaya

6. 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/mF947X8ECvb

2. 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=1000568242705

4. 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-208889708

Links that may be useful 

top 50 universities - https://www.thecompleteuniversityguide.co.uk/league-tables/rankings

Global universities - https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2023/world-ranking 

Russel Group university - https://russellgroup.ac.uk/about/our-universities/ 

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