Anonymous
04/30/2024 14:06
Subject: Ivy League Schools
Anonymous wrote:Biggest benefit is that I am able to work it into any conversation by the second or third sentence. I love the look on people's faces! Maybe I did go to UMass-Amherst but Chip is at Harvard, Karen. Suck it.
I think you meant "Chip is at a school in Boston."
Anonymous
04/30/2024 14:03
Subject: Re:Ivy League Schools
Anonymous wrote:There is no "instant credibility for life" as stated by another poster for most Ivy league schools.
Princeton and U Penn-Wharton along with Harvard arguably provide the most assumed credibility.
But when one shares that he/she is a graduate of Brown, Penn (non-Wharton grads), Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, or Yale, thoughts other than credibility come to mind.
Broadly speaking, an Ivy League degree suggests that one is smart, hard-working,and ambitious--but, this is true for graduates of northwestern, Chicago, MIT, Stanford, JHU, Duke, WashUStL, Emory, Berkeley, Amherst, Swarthmore, Wellesley, the 3 main service academies, Georgia Tech, CS and engineering majors from many state flagships and many other schools. My assumption is that these non-Ivy grads are just as qualified as any Ivy grad except regarding U Penn-Wharton. I also assume that these non-Ivy grads choose not to pursue any Ivy League education.
I assume that that the non-Ivy grads at the schools you mentioned, apart from Stanford, the service academies, and perhaps MIT, chose to pursue an Ivy League education, but simply lost one lottery and won another.
Anonymous
04/30/2024 13:33
Subject: Re:Ivy League Schools
There is no "instant credibility for life" as stated by another poster for most Ivy league schools.
Princeton and U Penn-Wharton along with Harvard arguably provide the most assumed credibility.
But when one shares that he/she is a graduate of Brown, Penn (non-Wharton grads), Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, or Yale, thoughts other than credibility come to mind.
Broadly speaking, an Ivy League degree suggests that one is smart, hard-working,and ambitious--but, this is true for graduates of northwestern, Chicago, MIT, Stanford, JHU, Duke, WashUStL, Emory, Berkeley, Amherst, Swarthmore, Wellesley, the 3 main service academies, Georgia Tech, CS and engineering majors from many state flagships and many other schools. My assumption is that these non-Ivy grads are just as qualified as any Ivy grad except regarding U Penn-Wharton. I also assume that these non-Ivy grads choose not to pursue any Ivy League education.
Princeton and U Penn-Wharton along with Harvard arguably provide the most assumed credibility.
But when one shares that he/she is a graduate of Brown, Penn (non-Wharton grads), Cornell, Dartmouth, Columbia, or Yale, thoughts other than credibility come to mind.
Broadly speaking, an Ivy League degree suggests that one is smart, hard-working,and ambitious--but, this is true for graduates of northwestern, Chicago, MIT, Stanford, JHU, Duke, WashUStL, Emory, Berkeley, Amherst, Swarthmore, Wellesley, the 3 main service academies, Georgia Tech, CS and engineering majors from many state flagships and many other schools. My assumption is that these non-Ivy grads are just as qualified as any Ivy grad except regarding U Penn-Wharton. I also assume that these non-Ivy grads choose not to pursue any Ivy League education.
Anonymous
04/30/2024 13:22
Subject: Ivy League Schools
Biggest benefit is that I am able to work it into any conversation by the second or third sentence. I love the look on people's faces! Maybe I did go to UMass-Amherst but Chip is at Harvard, Karen. Suck it.
I suppose it may help him some way or other too. Too early to tell.
I suppose it may help him some way or other too. Too early to tell.
Anonymous
04/30/2024 13:21
Subject: Ivy League Schools
Which Ivy schools? There is a HUGE different between HYP and schools like Cornell.
Anonymous
04/30/2024 13:21
Subject: Ivy League Schools
It varies with which Ivy and which degree/major.
Anonymous
04/30/2024 13:21
Subject: Ivy League Schools
Anonymous wrote:My son has been accepted to a couple Ivy League schools and I just wanted to hear opinions from others, what are some of the benefits of an Ivy over another top 50 school?
There may be no benefits depending upon the student's major and career plans.
Some Big Ten school programs are superior to Ivy League offerings.
Specifics matter. Need more specifics.
Anonymous
04/30/2024 13:19
Subject: Re:Ivy League Schools
Which are the schools in question ?
Anonymous
04/30/2024 13:17
Subject: Ivy League Schools
Since tomorrow is the deadline is to accept Ivy offers, aren't you a bit late to be posing this question?
Anonymous
04/30/2024 13:10
Subject: Ivy League Schools
Two benefits:
1. more doors open when it comes time to look for a job - unless the folks at Columbia tarnish the reputation of the entire Ivy League.
2. benefit from grade inflation, if you graduate with anything less tan a 3.7 you have done something wrong.
1. more doors open when it comes time to look for a job - unless the folks at Columbia tarnish the reputation of the entire Ivy League.
2. benefit from grade inflation, if you graduate with anything less tan a 3.7 you have done something wrong.
Anonymous
04/30/2024 13:03
Subject: Ivy League Schools
Bragging rights, access and connections.
Anonymous
04/30/2024 13:03
Subject: Ivy League Schools
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:My son has been accepted to a couple Ivy League schools and I just wanted to hear opinions from others, what are some of the benefits of an Ivy over another top 50 school?
It really depends what other top 50 schools you're talking about.
No benefit vs. other top 15-20 type schools.
Versus, say UM or UVA?
The Ivy grad will have a certain amount of additional "instant credibility" for life.
That's about it.
That would be if you stop at undergrad and don't gain any other life achievement which is unlikely. Otherwise your graduate degree and what you accomplish will dictate your "credibility in life"...
Anonymous
04/30/2024 13:02
Subject: Ivy League Schools
Are you full pay no matter where your son attends, OP?
If yes and the financial question is out of the way, now he need’s to determine what the best fit is based on the type of student he is, major, location of school etc.
Can’t help without more info.
If yes and the financial question is out of the way, now he need’s to determine what the best fit is based on the type of student he is, major, location of school etc.
Can’t help without more info.
Anonymous
04/30/2024 12:58
Subject: Ivy League Schools
Anonymous wrote:My son has been accepted to a couple Ivy League schools and I just wanted to hear opinions from others, what are some of the benefits of an Ivy over another top 50 school?
It really depends what other top 50 schools you're talking about.
No benefit vs. other top 15-20 type schools.
Versus, say UM or UVA?
The Ivy grad will have a certain amount of additional "instant credibility" for life.
That's about it.
Anonymous
04/30/2024 12:53
Subject: Ivy League Schools
My son has been accepted to a couple Ivy League schools and I just wanted to hear opinions from others, what are some of the benefits of an Ivy over another top 50 school?