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Originally posted by ltl/fb
OMG that's it! So it's not an actual name, it just sounds like it could be a name. But I shoulda remembered the hyphen.
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From the Hampden-Sydney website:
Since 1776 Hampden-Sydney has sustained its mission "to form good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning." Ranked among the country's top liberal arts institutions, the College continues to live up to its historical promise. Among its alumni are one U.S. President, thirteen Senators, and many Congressmen, state representatives, doctors, attorneys, ministers, educators, and leaders in business and industry (nearly one alumnus in ten is president, owner, or CEO of a company).
My question: how does that CEO stat really rate within college-educated society as a whole? If it is higher than normal, is this because the school instills some sort of entrepreneurial spirit in its grads? Because they can't get jobs elsewhere, so they decide to form their own businesses? Other possibilities? Does a higher stat say good things about a school or couldn't it cut both ways?
My college BF started and later sold his own business in his mid-20s. He wasn't necessarily the best or the brightest, just the most willing to take a risk on business ventures. Good for him, because he was a bit of an egomaniac (understatement), and he apparently enjoyed having his mug on Rhode Island late-night tv space pitching cell phones. Others might be squeemish about that sort of enterprise. Sort of like plaintiff's side PI work. I good gig for some, who make a ton of money, but not what many lawyers would envision themselves doing because it is perceived to be unseemly.
(I wanted to say seemingly unseemly, but I restrained myself)
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