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if everything is equal who will be given more priority by just looking at the college. Dartmouth or UTAustin, Dartmouth or UIUC,Yale or UIUC, Columbia or UC Berkeley.
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<p>The non-ivy will probably have a greater variety of choices for an engineering career directly available on campus, since a lot more engineering firms recruit at schools like UIUC and UCB than at Yale or Dartmouth. </p>
<p>However, for a non-engineering job that requires quantitative skill, I think the Ivy graduate has the advantage. For example, many fiancial services jobs and consulting firms are heavily biased towards Ivy league schools in terms of recruiting.</p>
<p>For med, law, or MBA school, the Ivy grad will have the advantage.</p>