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<p>In risk analysis, it is prudent to take heed of the doubt. Like in the case above, the results are mixed, indicating doubt on one side. For simplicity,say that half agrees that going to elite schools matter and half doesn’t. We can interpret this as a 50% chance of attending an elite school mattering. In this case, attending an elite school can or can not help. Thus, its better to go to the elite school because one can only benefit( the article said nothing bad about attending them.). On the other hand, attending a non-elite school yields only one possibility; equal results. => No benefits. In light of this, its better to attend a elite school when affordable. The only downside to this is that the money invested in top schools may not yield any significant returns. But I like to think of it as a risk investment. Like crashing a car, the air bag may or may not save your life. And certainly the chances of actually using the airbag are much less than 50% for each driving session. Yet we still pay for more expensive cars with this feature.</p>