My cousin played football at Princeton. He dropped several million on a home in NY then a couple more to gut and remodel. So, I am going out on a limb to say he is doing way better than me.

DD spent a gap year in Princeton and spent plenty of time hanging with Princeton students and at their parties that year. It completely changed how she viewed herself and gave her a huge boost of confidence. She realized she was every bit as smart them. Plenty of very smart but not brilliant kids there, just like her.

My H is doing well. He's in sales, managing the entire East Coast in a very competitive, high risk / high reward industry. People love the fact that he was a recruited athlete and got "extra points" for teamwork, aggressiveness etc at the beginning of his career. I got in for merit, went to grad school, and I'm making significant less $ as a fed, but I'm risk averse.

I only know 1. Yale baseball. Very successful.

They are the “B” students managing the “A” students, because of their political and people skills at a business started by a “c”
Student from public colleges.

The ones I know do have done really well.

Remember, although you may need a "ZZ level" academic record to be admitted, the Ivy curriculum is not entirely taught at a "ZZ level". It may be taught at a "PP level." Anyone at or above a "PP level" will be fine.
They may not be the smartest in their Ivy class but they are plenty smart to master the curriculum and do well with studying.

Also, succeeding at college and life is based on so much more than smarts. It's hard work, persistence, consistently good mental health, EQ, luck, etc.

Not Ivy, but I know an early 00s Duke athlete who has a great career and happy family. What does that establish? She would have been successful regardless.

Secret tip from an Ivy leaguer - the hardest thing is getting in. If you were educated in the DMV, you will be better prepared than most.

Anonymous wrote:Come now, an Ivy alum and a jock? That's two cards to play with recruiters, no need to worry for these friends.

LOL, but you know the top recruiters know the deal...this question is asked because it's a thing. Being an athlete opened that first door but well, what did your 4 years of work ield.

They do great, overall, as they are equipped to, or they would not be admitted.

There was research done.

Ivy grads in the top of their class do well.

Ivy grads in the bottom of the class did not do well compared to students with similar stats in other schools because Ivy students don’t do well when they are in the bottom 1/2 of the class.

The Ivys decided if the lower 1/2 of the glass excelled in other area of their life.... sports, arts, etc they would be more successful and they were right.

This is why Ivy League recruit kids with exceptional ability in many areas not just school.

There will always be a top 10% but does it really matter if you are in the lower 50% of the top 4% of the nation?

Nationwide D1 athletes perform better than the general college population.

Come now, an Ivy alum and a jock? That's two cards to play with recruiters, no need to worry for these friends.

Careful there. You jealousy is showing again.

Strange post, why do you care if not your child? Ivy athletics are mediocre and quite honestly useless as shown by them cancelling athletics this year. The kids got a golden ticket, so what? Somebody has to show up for that Harvard vs. Princeton game, God knows there is nobody in the stands.

My D knows a few kids that have been recruited by Ivies. They are smart kids but by no means the 99th plus percentile these college accept. I know this is typical. Just curious if anyone knows or if there is any research in how these kids fare mid-career compared with their classmates.