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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's easy to agree with this in the abstract, but the fact is that it's easier to have a good life if you have enough money, and it's easier to make money if you go to a prestigious school. The employers and industries that pay the most and offer the most obvious path to prosperity hire disproportionately from these schools. That is also true for the jobs and fields that wield the most power in this country - when was the last time there was a supreme court justice, or even clerk, who didn't graduate from an Ivy/Stanford? You can get a great education many places, but the more "status" a university has, the more options it keeps open for the future. Obviously there are successful people who didn't take this route, but it's harder without that type of a well-worn path. How many of us are visionary entrepreneurs? I'm certainly not. Biglaw has been a good fit for me. [/quote]

Really? I disagree that going to a more prestigious school and a more lucrative profession such as Biglaw makes for a happier life. In Mr. Darcy’s time (from the article), the elite could be idle or pursue their little passion projects. Today the elite work the longest hours and are under the most stress.

Going to elite colleges are like a pie-eating contest where the award is more pie.[/quote]

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