<p>Hi! I'm a high school junior!</p>
<p>How does going to an Ivy League and other top schools (Stanford, MIT, Cal Tech) help later on in life? Does it help one get into that school's graduate school (business or medical)?</p>
<p>Is this a serious question?</p>
<p>There is no benefit.</p>
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<p>Yes, it is a serious question. I want to know how going to an Ivy League would give one an advantage over other students. If one goes to an Ivy League and a bad GPA, would that equate to a top student at a less prestigious university? Please answer seriously, because I really want to get my facts straight before applying next year. Thanks!</p>
<p>I have not attened an Ivy League school, but if you are not rich an advantage of going to an iy League school would be a cheap education that is top notch.</p>
<p>To seriously answer your question, it depends. The very top HYPMS probably help more than the lower Ivies alot bc of the help that is given to students. I mean Princeton reports that for the students with GPAs of 3.3 have been successful at getting into medical school despite the fact that the average student has to have a high GPA to get in and many get outright rejected.
There are also marginal benefits such as the wow factor, but that should not be the primary motivating factor in going to top schools.</p>
<p>can we stop talking about upper and lower ivies?</p>
<p>Would just going to the HYPMS undergraduate school for a major allow one to rise to top executive positions right after leaving school, or are those just the rare exceptions, because my relatives have told me about a friend's daughter who graduated from Harvard in some X-ray field thing and became VP right after graduating from college. And would going to an Ivy League benefit if one wants to go on to different studies, such as pharmacy (I'm sort of leaning toward that career at the moment)? Thanks!</p>
<p>It helps for prestige, which some employers like and others don't care about. HYPMS also has more money to spend than any other schools, so you're going to be more likely to receive lots more money for your own projects than you would get elsewhere. HYPMS is also notorious for having the best connections in the country, meaning you'll have people like Bill Gates, Steve Forbes, and even athletic stars within contact.</p>
<p>Maybe if you befriend a future president who decides to give you some lucrative government contracts?</p>
<p>It also helps because of the network of mostly very smart people you will know.</p>
<p>I'm hoping to make it into USC. Is the networking about the same as the Ivy League's. Just wondering. Thanks for your responses! Much appreciated!</p>
<p>I think going to an HYPS school could potentially hurt you for graduate school admissions. This is because it is much harder to get a high GPA at an HYPS than it is to get a high GPA at a school like USC. Non HYPS schools usually have straightforward exams where it only takes a good work ethic to get a 3.9-4.0. At HYPS, however, you need more than brute determination to get a high GPA. You probably need to have good critical thinking and reasoning skills, and have the ability to think on your feet in novel situations. Unfortunately, graduate schools only look at GPA and if they give you a boost to account for the rigor of your undergraduate institution, the boost would be marginal at best.</p>
<p>Two people apply for a job. They have equal experience, and relatively equal interviews.</p>
<p>Person A
Graduate of Florida State University
3.70 GPA</p>
<p>Person B
Graduate of Harvard University
3.54 GPA</p>
<p>Who gets hired? Personally I'd say Mr. Crimson. Now there is room for debate... but all you have to do is look at what kind of schools pump out the high profile politicians and businessmen. Sure there's a lot from other colleges, but Ivy reputation isn't based on myth.</p>
<p>I dont think there is an advantage persee. But it looks good on paper.</p>
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<p>Sorry, but I was just wondering: If Person A had a 4.0 and was part of the top 10 of his or her school, even though Person A and Person B are as intelligent as one another, while Person B went to the more prestigious school and got a 3.54, would Person B still have the advantage for the job position? Sorry for being so inquisitive, but, again, I just want to get my facts straight and to understand how slight nuances would affect the ultimate result of a job interview. Thanks for your responses and contribution!</p>
<p>Think of it just like Ivy league admissions do. Everything plays a part... and each part does not make or break the application/hiring.</p>
<p>Going to an IVY like HYP is definately a plus. It always does and will look great on paper. </p>
<p>But it certainly isn't the only factor. If said individual with a higher GPA and lower prestige education performs a lot better in personality and professionalism, then they probably will get the cookie.</p>
<p>I think an IVY GPA will always look better than a regular GPA- barring a massive difference. The fact of the matter is- it still has the word Harvard or Yale in front of it.</p>
<p>Chance please? Thanks!</p>
<p>Are you that insecure that you need to spam chances? lol get off our thread</p>