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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hmmmm, I think it does in terms of "life interestingness" but not necessarily wealth.

Harvard couple I know -- one person founded their own non-profit, one is a acclaimed novelist. MIT couple -- founded a few tech companies (and now are millionaires). Another elite school couple (Naval Academy, which has similar standards) -- another founder of a company, another writer. Stanford friend -- furniture designer who has won awards. Columbia friend works for the NYTimes. Friend from Brown is another serial entrepreneur. Money varies, but all have a lot of freedom to do what they want, and No one has a boring job. [/quote]

And there's Harvard grads and other Ivy grads who fade away into quiet lives. I know - because I went to an elite Ivy.

I'm 20 years out of college and the conclusion is that for the most part, the same person would be doing just as well whether they went to Harvard or College Park or Case Western. Because you either have what it takes to succeed or you don't and the college isn't going to change the equation much. Harvard has many successful alums because they admit the students who are likely to become successful in life. Only in very specific cases can the elite college be that transformative, giving you a quite different future than you might otherwise have had.

Another thing to keep in mind is that elite colleges have changed a lot in the past 20 years too. They've changed their admissions standards. We're measuring the outcomes of alums from 20 years ago, which isn't necessarily going to be the case for today's crop of graduates. [/quote]

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