My 8th grader is doing a science fair project. He needs the following info for his data collection:

 

1) Your high school rank

2) Number of students in your graduating class

3) Job title you have held that paid (or would have paid if you changed jobs for whatever reason) the highest salary. Just the title - DO NOT PROVIDE SALARY INFO.

 

 

He's testing to see if there is a correlation between HS rank and future financial success.

1) 13

2) 86

3) Financial Advisor

1)12

2)506

3) Manufacturing engineer

Thanks. Might as well give mine for the record.

1) 27

2) 340

3) Injury Compensation Specialist

You guys are some smart f***ers!

 

I have no idea what my class rank was...probably around the top 40 percentile.

 

I suspect there were about 250 dudes in my graduating class.

 

Energy Market Policy

 

Interestingly, Google has done some studies which show the university you attended only impacts your career for the first two years out of college.

 

 

1) 32

2) 792

3) Sports Clinical Specialist (physical therapist)

Edited November 13, 20178 yr by ptatc

Wouldn't salary, or at least a salary range, mostly dictate the "financial success" equation?

Wouldn't salary, or at least a salary range, mostly dictate the "financial success" equation?

He's going to use average salaries for the occupation listed. Asking people to provide their actual salaries might be a little invasive.

Top 10% (give or take)

800ish

Sr Technical Product Manager

40

300

CPA - Controller

1

605

Professor

1

605

Professor

This is awesome...I know I've said this before, but I will always think of you as the character Sheldon in Big Bang Theory

This is awesome...I know I've said this before, but I will always think of you as the character Sheldon in Big Bang Theory

60

392

Vice President/Associate Director

1) Top 10% (I do not remember my exact rank or even if my high school did precise rankings)

2) 1100

3) Law firm associate

 

This is great. Thanks for the feedback, and I promise not to lord my higher ranking over any of you.

I don't remember either number and I'm not even sure how to go about finding them.

Ya, I have no clue what my class rank was but I know it wasn't good. Shocking I know.

This might be a little odd, but is it better to show GPA vs. class rank? I ask because I can't contribute. My school didn't have a class rank.

 

I'd say I was probably top 10-20% with a school with about 1200 students. I am an Assistant Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

This might be a little odd, but is it better to show GPA vs. class rank? I ask because I can't contribute. My school didn't have a class rank.

 

I'd say I was probably top 10-20% with a school with about 1200 students. I am an Assistant Vice President, Financial Planning & Analysis

An estimate is good enough for me. He just needs data. It's an 8th grade science fair project. It's inherently flawed.

 

I made up all of the data for mine in 8th grade.

1

605

Professor

Must not be at a state school because they don't pay us squat.

Must not be at a state school because they don't pay us squat.

You can literally figure out the school I'm at by reading beneath my name at the left

You can literally figure out the school I'm at by reading beneath my name at the left

I've narrowed it down to New Mexico State and North Carolina A&T.

 

Both of which are state schools so you must be really good at writing grants.

Edited November 14, 20178 yr by ptatc

I believe its Texas AM. He has posted about it a few times.

I believe its Texas AM. He has posted about it a few times.

Now you are acting more like Sheldon (not recognizing sarcasm) than him (geology isn't a real science, rock for jocks).