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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you went to an ivy, people assume you must be smarter than others. If you don't perform as expected, that's another pressure. It's pressure all around.

Obama said, an upside to going to an ivy is knowing you never have to be impressed by other ivy grads. Ivies aren't all that. [/quote]

Well there are a lot of upsides, including that you are never intimidated by anyone else's pedigree. Impressed yes, but not intimidated. I have confidence that I can hold my own.

Downsides? Really very few. I guess others' perception. This hasn't happened in a long time. It was when I was a student and my hometown didn't send many kids to elite schools. So dealing with people's reactions was a thing. Once I left and went to major cites, that went away.

As for the fact that the elite schools are not really local, well that is true, since people do go all over and I guess that could be an upside and a downside, depending on your perspective. I personally haven't really used any connections from my undergrad Ivy. I went to a highly ranked state law school and stayed in state afterwards. Those connections have been more useful to me. So I guess I have the best of both worlds. [/quote]

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