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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thread only provides further evidence of how Ivy-obsessed many of you are, even when it manifests itself as resentment or envy.  If you don’t think the Ivies are all that, pay less attention to them.  State universities have a different mission. [/quote]

I went to an Ivy, and my kids went to "lesser" colleges (utterly sneered at as "safeties" on this board). They are doing extremely well, despite attending low-ranked colleges. I'd say my kids are doing much better than I ever did with my highly respected degree.

The idiotic emphasis on Ivy League, top tier schools on this board reflects the type of people on this board, that's it.

The most successful adults I know went to state universities. My classmates from HYPSM are not all successful. A Harvard grad is working as a special needs teacher, as is another friend who graduated from Yale. Another Harvard grad is working as a librarian. A third Harvard grad is struggling to start his own business, which was basically killed by the pandemic. OTOH, a few are living in penthouses in Manhattan raking in unthinkable (to me) riches. A few retired in their 30s on their tech money. I'm one of the unsuccessful ones who quit to raise kids.

Looking back, I'm sorry I went to an elite Ivy. I think it held me back because I was so proud of my achievement. I'm smarter now than I was at 18 and thought "prestige" meant anything. It doesn't. It may help you now and then, and might open a door or two early in your career, but for the "average" HYPSM grad, the degree is nothing more than a diploma you stuff in your closet and forget about. [/quote]

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