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[quote=Anonymous]It isn't about being 'ivy league worthy'.

It is about 'getting paid worthy' in choice/highly-competitive career tracks.

The analogy would be if i was a ball player - it isn't about being 'sec worthy or pac 12 or big10 worthy' - it is about being 'nfl, nba, mlb worthy' and then taking a set of decisions that will optimize success to the end goal.

The ivy league and similar institutions are so popular not because of any inherent characteristics but because they provide access and the greatest chances to the best jobs and/or opportunities post-graduation.

If the top banks, PE/HF/VC, tech, consultancies, big law, think thanks, relatively more competitive gov agencies, top teams at f500,  suddenly decided they would recruit primarily at big10 and SEC schools only and barely if any at ivies (and peer institutions) then parents and students would start getting hungry for acceptances at those schools and not ivies.

Very few students/parents gun for ivies because of inherent ivy characteristics - they gun for the opportunities and access.

solving 'ivy fieding' isn't about the institutions but solving society's emphasis on career/wealth over personal happiness. [/quote]

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