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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. A lifetime of [b]not having to prove how smart you are[/b]...especially important for women.

2. Some organizations [b]only hire Ivies[/b] (especially in high-level finance and top law firms)

3. You [b]never have to apologize for where you went[/b].
(For example...why would you go to Bates and pay private tuition when a great state university would be cheaper/better).

4. [b]If you have to ask[/b]...[/quote]

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Wow.  This, +100.  
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doesn't number 2 apply to their graduate programs, not their undergraduate programs?  I think the real question is whether an ivy undergrad degree helps you get into a top graduate program (for law, mba)[/quote]

I worked in an admissions office for a top 10 business school.  Good test scores and a 3.7 from an Ivy, MIT, Stanford, Duke, a few notable SLACs, a couple of flagship state schools (UVa, Michigan, Berkeley, UT Austin) or other top ranked school meant you were admitted, even though grade inflation meant that a good chunk of the graduates from these schools had this type of GPA.  You would have to be close to valedictorian of your graduating class to be admitted from other schools.  The business school had no problem admitting a disproportionate number of people from top tier schools because employers liked it.
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