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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was a study years ago that found that most Ivy grads have the same jobs as non-Ivy grads.

My takeaway was that Ivies are worth it if you want to go into a high earning field, but not worth student loans if you're aiming for a regular job. Of course if you get FA then it's worth it regardless of career plans.[/quote]

For some degrees, you definitely need an Ivy/T10/20. My kid has a summer internship- they noted the Ivy. [/quote]

PP here, yes - that's exactly what I meant. For some high earning fields, you need that elite education to gain entry. It's worth it if you're gunning for big law or finance. [/quote]

Also incredibly valuable in the start-up world if you are looking for funding as a 20 year old.

Like 80% of the most recent Y Combinator fundings went to Ivy plus Stanford (Stanford #1) and MIT.  Berkeley was another like 3%.

Some of this is cultural…you get far more kids aggregating at these schools with the intent of starting companies.  That’s the joke at Stanford…nobody attends to actually graduate, it’s to find your co-founders and drop out.[/quote]

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