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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to an ivy and have an unimpressive career. I'm still glad I went to an ivy. I'm not sure what the takeaway is supposed to be.[/quote]

I guess the takeaway is that it does not matter where you go to college, what matters is what you did while you are in college, or how motivated you are after that. An ivy is not a magic wand, people who are bright and motivated will do well from a wide variety of colleges. I too attended an Ivy but I see the most successful people are those who love what they do, are hardworking, constantly learning and also lucky.[/quote]

That's only if you consider career the only important thing in life. The knowledge, intellectual habits, and above all friends I accumulated in those four years will be cherished by me if by no one else for the rest of my days.[/quote]

Career outcomes and peer influence is what people are looking at when people talk about top schools. It is you who mentioned your mediocre career and then you decided to mention other benefits. Given a choice of a great career and an average school versus  4 years at a top school and an average career, I think most would pick the former. Also, given all the various institutional priorities these days, intellectual peers can be found at many schools. [/quote]

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