<p>what are the benfits of getting an ivy league education? do you get more money? does it give you better chances at getting the top jobs?</p>
<p>Probably the biggest benefit is being in a community of people who are all talented and driven as you are.</p>
<p>I think studies have been done that show that while the average Yalie will end up making more money than the average Tulane graduate, the person who got into UPENN and Penn State and chose Penn State will end up making as much money as the person who chose UPENN. (<a href="http://www.newyorker.com/critics/atlarge/articles/051010crat_atlarge%5B/url%5D">http://www.newyorker.com/critics/atlarge/articles/051010crat_atlarge</a>)</p>
<p>However, some firms, particularly those on Wall Street, specificially look for Ivy grads. If you want to get hooked up into i-banking or something in finance, the Ivy League is a great way to do it.</p>
<p>I think an Ivy diploma is just something that helps get your foot in the door. You get credibility from the start. But unless you have the actual goods to back up that credibility, you'll lose it just as fast as you got it.</p>
<p>Best,
DMW</p>
<p>I think that what dmw123 says is true for those who pursue their grad studies at an ivy as opposed to the student who attends an ivy for undergrad. The undergrad education at the ivy league still remains over stated...how many stories have you heard of students being somewhat disregarded by their research-absorbed professor?? No doubt that the people you meet and befriend while attending an ivy is an important factor for future connections, but having a professional degree from an ivy is much more impressive than the standard B.A. which is in no way sufficient on the job market these days.</p>
<p>Check out the Parents' Forum for a current thread on "The lifetime advantages of attending a top college"</p>
<p>I think any education at a top public instituition such as Berkeley, UVA, or U-Mich is just as good as an ivy education and is half the price. I do however feel that grad school at an ivy is very beneficial.</p>
<p>I just got accepted as a transfer to Harvard for undergrad, and I'd really like to go to KSG there for grad school. I've heard it's infinitly harder to get into Harvard grad schools having gone there are an undergrad. Can anyone attest to the validity of this?</p>
<p>That's only true if you apply to a grad school with the same faculty - i.e. Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Shouldn't be true with KSG or any professional schools. In fact, it's almost always an advantage (especially at the law school).</p>
<p>When I was interviewing for PhD programs this spring, I met several Harvard undergrads who had been accepted to graduate studies in FAS.</p>
<p>I mean it's not a guarenteed rejection, but it doesn't help any.</p>
<p>chewy3 is correct. Our acceptance rates at HLS, HMS, HBS are higher than the overall acceptance rates of each professional school. We are almost always the best represented undergraduate institution at these graduate/professional schools.</p>
<p>Referring to the second post, you also have to consider that the average person who has the money to attend Yale probably has a family with connections that would place him immediately in a lucrative career provided he has the intelligence in the first place.</p>
<p>Basically if you're intelligent and wealthy the ivy leagues are probably for you, but chances are if you're intelligent and wealthy your status would already advance you to a great career even if you attended a lesser school. Not that going to Yale hurts anything.</p>
<p>The study that has already been cited in this thread (which badly needs to be replicated on a new data set) actually shows that the Ivy advantage is greatest for low-income students.</p>