<p>If you have a brilliant child and they go to Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Berkeley, UCLA or Reed, they will probably get a lot out of their education and lead successful lives. To predict which is the best for you or someone else is merely a prediction; and predictions, predilictions, and inclinations are not the same as facts.</p>
<p>The Ivy League was coined to describe a football league but that league was developed by colleges that agreed to avoid sport scholarships so that intellectual pursuits would not be overshadowed by football. It was always about providing an excellent education.</p>
<p>FYI Shirley Chisholm went to Brooklyn College, Robert Matsui went to Berkeley and Hasting's Law. I hope my kids learn enough to make the kind of impact these people had on our country.</p>