alumni membership to an ivy school worth it?

[LordSnailz]

Anyone know if alumni memberships are worth it or not? Membership fee is nothing to sneeze at, it's a good $400 for lifetime.

They do offer a bunch of stuff, but the two things that I'm interested in are the networking and the access to the school gyms, tennis courts, discounted golf course, etc

 

[chorb]

Are you planning on living in that area long enough to at least get $400 out of the amenities?
Are you looking for a job? If you can land a well paying job from the networking then it pays for itself.

 

[bonkers325]

if you plan to send your kids to said school, then it would be worth it.

 

[Gibson486]

Wait....if you graduated from there, why would you need to buy an alumni membership? Is this how they do it at ivy schools?

 

[yllus]

$400 for a lifetime membership? I'd pay without a second thought.

 

[Baked]

You graduated from an Ivy League school and you don't have $400 to spare? What do you do w/ your money? Buy $400 jeans?

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: Gibson486
Wait....if you graduated from there, why would you need to buy an alumni membership? Is this how they do it at ivy schools?

srsly wtf?

 

[rezinn]

I didn't go to an ivy league and my alumni association was not free.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: rezinn
I didn't go to an ivy league and my alumni association was not free.

I guess it is "pick your poisen"....

Pay by getting screwed on tution....

or

pay an alumni fee


they get you either way😉

 

[GasX]

I think it depends on your industry. If you work on Wall Street, it is a no brainer. It's primary mission is to maintain networking connections and you simply have to assess if there are enough of your peers who are likely to be in a position to help you.

 

[oddyager]

Originally posted by: rezinn
I didn't go to an ivy league and my alumni association was not free.

Same. Went to a Big Ten school and paid for mine. I get discounts for tickets and seat preference so it's nice.

 

[Ns1]

I uh graduated and got my alumni membership