<p>What is so Great about Ivy League schools, VS. UCLA, USC, and State Universities?
Why do people kill themeselves to get into an Ivy?
is it worth it to go to an Ivy? and pay thousands of dollars?
so overall what is the differance between an ivy and UCLA, & USC and other school like that?</p>
<p>Please answer at least one of the Question and it would be great if you could answer all of them!
Thanks for your Help!</p>
<p>The “Ivy League” is simply an athletic conference comprised of 8 specific universities in the New England and Mid-Atlantic states (Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard,Princeton, UPenn,Yale). Beyond that, it has become probably the most recognized and respected brand in higher education. It’s shorthand in many people’s minds for academic excellence and prestige (the “Kleenex” of tippy top schools, even.)</p>
<p>Are the reputations of these 8 schools deserved? In my opinion, yes, for the most part. They offer the same bachelors degree programs offered by hundreds of other institutions. However, compared to the average university, they typically have larger libraries, more highly paid and distinguished professors, higher-scoring students (with unusually diverse backgrounds and talents), smaller classes, and better track-records for graduate outcomes (law and medical school placements, starting and mid-career salaries). All other factors being equal, an Ivy League diploma might give you some little statistical edge over most other schools if you want to become wealthy, find a cure for a terrible disease, win a Nobel Prize, or become President of the United States.</p>
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<p>ivy league = prestige and social network.</p>
<p>people would break an arm to go to an ivy school primarily because of those reasons.
in terms of academic quality, there are many schools that are as good as an ivy school, and quite a few that are slightly better than some of the ivies. </p>
<p>for example, if one is interested in computer science, many elite students would rather attend Stanford or MIT than any of the ivy school. Even Berkeley and Caltech (and to some extent, CMU) are more attractive schools for those elite comsci students than some ivy schools are.</p>
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A much better question, to my mind, would be why elite privates in general are so great. There is absolutely nothing that gives Ivy League schools a leg up over comparable privates (e.g. Stanford, Chicago, Duke, Hopkins), but there is a difference between elite privates, Ivies included, and less selective schools (as tk21769 stated so eloquently).</p>
<p>IMO Ivies has one of the best financial aids if you apply for FA since they have one of the largest endowments…</p>