<p>There are many "levels" to address this question, so I don't think its necessary for me to contradict - I actually agree with what you write. I find this to be an interesting discussion, but I also want to make it clear that I don't intend to promote the arrogant notion that "elite schools are superior than the rest." I tend to agree that the person, not the school, is the factor for success, although I wouldn't entirely dismiss the school as having no effect. </p>
<p>So to come back to the original question: ** who will get a better job an ivy engineer or an engineer from engineering colleges?**, I think the clear way to answer it is to look at the ramifications:</p>
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<li>Is the "job" an engineering job or a non-engineering job? </li>
<li>Which is the variable in question? The school, the engineering program or the person?</li>
<li>What is meant by the "better job"? pure Salary?</li>
<li>...or whether the "better job" is the one closer to "best" job that a person of a certain aptitude can achieve. </li>
</ol>
<p>I think the posts above completely address those four questions, which in turn answer the original question, which will depend on which ramification is the one of interest.</p>