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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DH and I went to state for undergrad. I went to state also for law school and he went to a so-so priivate MBA School. We've both done fairly well. Our kid went to top Ivy and never had to prove to anyone how smart she was. Even Goldman Sachs CEOs know that they can't even buy their kids way into Havrard, Princeton, or Yale w/o a big donation. So, they know those kids are top brains. It is possible to go to University of Nowhere and end up at great places...but it's more likely to be a "diamond in the rough" star vs. a whole bunch of fellow workers from a class of Princeton or Harvard. And, then, the diamond in the rough may feel excluded and not part of the team.

So, yes, everything is possible...it's just harder to prove oneself coming from Nowheresville U[/quote]

ITA with this except it is easier to buy or connect your way in to these places than you seem to realize. People with connections to high donors, powerful alum, legacies, etc - trust me, mediocre students with these connections get in all the time (I know many of them and have seen this happen within my own family). You should never see Harvard on a resume and assume the kid is smart and accomplished. I do agree though that the top notch degrees open so many doors.[/quote]

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