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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many of us parents who attended selective colleges have been hired/mentored/supervised by colleagues who went to less selective undergrad and professional schools? That small group of selective schools doesn’t have a monopoly on talent and workplace readiness. Just some food for thought. Signed, WASP and T-14 law grad with hand raised high. [/quote]

The graduates of ivy+ are indeed overrepresented in many high- paying "white collar" fields, especially at the top of such fields. Sure there have been people from less selective schools who have been my mentor or supervisor before I was in charge, but they were the minority. Of course there are highly successful amazing people who went to less selective undergraduate programs, but it is less likely. 
Some people pick ivy/T20 to increase chances to get into said fields, others pick those schools or steer their kids toward them for the peer group: learning among a majority of highly intelligent students in every class and every club, all with lofty goals aiming to do great things in many different careers is quite special place to be. Startups come out of these schools more often. The highest percentage of grads of these schools go on to get MD or phD or JD, as well as the highest percents who end up in top finance roles. The peers encourage each other by the mere fact of all chasing high goals. 
W[b]hen you have seen first hand one kid at a T50 public and the other at a T15 private the difference is astonishing.[/b] [/quote]

I agree as well.
it's an entirely different ecosystem.[/quote]

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