Ivy League Advantages

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<p>I was wondering for someone who is not interested in entering a banking or consulting industry after graduation, what are some other advantages of attending an Ivy League school? I'm pretty sure that I don't want to be a president either, nor a lawyer or a doctor. I also don't want to teach, so PhD is out of a question, or publish a book.</p>

<p>So, what an Ivy school has to offer me if I don't want to be:</p>

<p>-A president
-A banker (most of them quit banking after 2 years anyway)
-A consultant (same as banking)
-A lawyer
-A doctor
-A professor
-A writer</p>

<p>How can an Ivy school help me with other careers that a non-Ivy school would not?</p>

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<p>Honestly, to me, especially since I'm a physics major, I didn't choose Princeton because it was part of the Ivy League. I knew it had a great physics program, and that's why I chose it. </p>

<p>For whatever you want to do, see if schools in the Ivy League have good programs in those areas. If not, don't apply. The Ivy League is just a football league. The schools in it happen to have a lot of good programs, and that's why people consider the Ivy League schools as some of the best academically.</p>

<p>On the other hand, Princeton doesn't have a med school or a law school, so I don't know if it would be your first choice if you plan on going into those professions.</p>

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<p>Princeton does, however, have an excellent success rate at getting its students into the business, law, and med schools of its Ivy brethren.</p>

<p>See, I said something nice about Princeton. Happy now? :P</p>

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<p>^
...the dawn of a new age?</p>

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<p>do you know what you DO want to be the? or just what you don't?</p>

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<p>Princeton is the best way to become a CIA agent. No joke.</p>

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<p>
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How can an Ivy school help me with other careers that a non-Ivy school would not?

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Do you think your education is only related to your career? If so, then look for the program that is highest rated for your chosen career.</p>

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<p>Why is Princeton the best way to be a CIA agent? I thought Yale was the unspoken breeding ground, but that could just be the conspiracy theorist rumor mill.</p>

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<p>^ all of you are wrong. CIA recruits from unheard-of community colleges for secrecy</p>

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<p>I had a similar question. I want to study engineering and then get an MBA at wharton or harvard. Would studying engineering at Princeton or cornell help me more getting into grad school than a strong state engineering school like Michigan or Iowa state?</p>

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<p>Psh I've seen them at career fairs here.</p>

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<p>Yeah, the CIA does recruit at job fairs here. My friend has an app saved from their visit.</p>

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<p>Just came back from Burn After Reading. Osbourne Cox, CIA, Class of '73, Princeton Reunion Party. :D</p>