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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Alumni network is overrated. It's one of those things that on the edge might make a difference but overall it's not that big of a deal.  Performance counts for much more.[/quote]

Really? Not if alums are willing to prep you for interviews with their firms, give you hiring preference, etc. That's the difference with a private school alumni network vs. state u. So what if Penn State has a big alumni network - are their alumni actually proactive in hiring other alumni?   [/quote]

I think many of the posters on this thread are lawyers. In DC BigLaw, I'm sure that where you went to law school matters, undergrad not so much, but it can help to have a double Ivy degree.

In the real world, it's hard work that gets you places. I think many posters are trying to justify spending all that money on private colleges for their darlings, just because they can afford it.

I went to an Ivy, and I can tell you there were some pretty stupid people there. Yes they were good at getting good grades, but they were narrow minded, extremely competitive, not particularly thoughtful people. I've met far more intelligent people who went to no name schools.

To OP: You are right. My kids are going to state schools or private if they get more money. If you have the money to waste, and your child gets into an Ivy, by all means send him/her there, but don't delude yourself that that pricey degree will be anything more than something for you to brag about. Your child will succeed based on how hard she works, how smart she is (encompassing the many definitions of 'smart'), not based on where she spent four years of her adolescence. [/quote]

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