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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Title says it, but if I hear things like "My kid didn't go to an ivy and he turned out fine, he went to Duke undergrad and Stanford for an MBA." OBVIOUSLY that doesn't count if you're including two very prestigious schools that are better than most of the ivy league. I'm talking about going to regular schools (not top privates or flagship state schools) and having a great career. Thanks![/quote]

It depends on what they want to do. If they want to be a professor at Harvard, it probably matters, but if they simply want a high paying joe job i.e. doctor, lawyer or even tech leadership. Most colleges will be fine.[/quote]

If you want to be a prof at Harvard, you go to a good undergrad, one where you get the opportunity to shine, do research/work with professors, so you can have a 3.9+ and get excellent recommendations to attend a T25 graduate school in your field.  Then the rest is on how hard you work and the visibility of your research in grad school.

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