Irvinecommuter
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nyc to oc said:Irvinecommuter said:FARMMMMMIE said:Irvinecommuter said:The other aspect of this equation is what benefits your kid will get for going to an Ivy versus going a top level public school like Cal, UCLA, Michigan, Virginia, UNC? In this era...not much. You're actually better off going to a top tier school like UCI or UCSD, getting a full ride, doing insanely well in college and go to a top notch grad school.
What profession?
I would say...most professions outside of Engineering or CS, which you can get a job out of college. But again, you don't need to go to an Ivy for those.
Certainly for Law, Medicine, research profession of any kind...business is a little trickier but all those schools I listed have tremendous business programs.
for certain kinds of business, I think it definitely makes it easier to get a serious look from recruiters if you come from a short list of schools, or already have an "in" by knowing someone. I don't think it matters so much for fields where a graduate/professional degree is necessary, such as medicine/law.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business...-how-the-hiring-process-favors-elites/394166/
If we go by USN's rankings...UPenn is the only Ivy of note for business programs.
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/business-overall
Edit: Ditto for Engineering schools...Princeton/Cornell are 10 and 11th respectively...
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-doctorate