<p>I am a low income student and the financial aid is great.</p>
<p>Cowtown, the argument would be something like perhaps LACs outnumbered Ivys at your school was because Ivy degrees are so special one doesn’t even need to bother with grad school or they’ve all gone to Harvard Med (unless that’s the one you went to or something :P).</p>
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<em>pats CSIHSIS on the head</em> Ok.</p>
<p>I was stretching it quite a bit there, but I think it’s a moderately valid point :D</p>
<p>Pros about Ivy league
- if you are low income, it’s practically “free”.
- being around intellectual/ welcome accomplished individuals.
- the “brand” name on your diploma
- famous/ highly respected professors
- high quality education</p>
<p>CONS:
- Some are rich snobs
- expensive
- challenging
- it may not guaranteed you graduate school and a “well paying” job someday.</p>
<p>I have no desire to go to an Ivy League school, even if I was accepted. I think I would have a really hard time adjusting to a Ivy League school coming from community college, plus I would much rather go to a big sports school. The Ivy League schools are amazing but just not for me.</p>
<p>@lil </p>
<p>Pretty much. :</p>
<p>People wish to attend an Ivy League school to become more reputable. Let’s be honest. It’s primarily about the prestige and the name, and social status means everything to many teenagers.</p>
<p>@holden </p>
<p>Do you find this search for prestige to be…phony?</p>
<p>Hehheh.</p>
<p>Because ivies are good…</p>
<p>'tis more like $250,000</p>
<p>INVESTMENT BANKING RECRUITMENT!!! $$$$$$$$$$</p>
<p>Hell… I would not have applied to 5 Ivies, Stanford, Chicago and spend ~$250k in the process if there was no payoff for it. It’s a resume booster and can also help in networking.</p>
<p>Intellectually stimulating environment where students are all motivated, accomplished people engaged in a learning community. Yay, this is truly why, we applied. But we have accepted an Honors College offer. And after reading the acceptance letters coming in, they all sound the same.</p>
<p>The great environment full of intelligent peers that intellectually stimulate the motivation to become remarkable in the world.</p>
<p>Resume booster and networking for the future, of course. It’s so hard to find a job nowadays and anything helps. Besides that, though, I just love the idea of being surrounded by brilliant people, and I think there’s the potential for so many mutually beneficial relationships. The education is top notch, and there’s just tons of opportunities.</p>
<p>The difference I’ve seen between people who actually get into ivies and ones whose dreams are crushed is that the lucky one want the ivies for both the name and the incredibly talented peers who will push them academically. Some of the unsuccessful just want the ivy brand to show off.</p>
<p>actually many kids are legacies…
I am an international student who attends a private school in MA. A lot of people around me (Asians) want to attend an ivy school (including me actually). I truly doubt that they want to go there just because the schools are awesome instead of a very high salary and reputation in the future. Things are EXTREMELY tough among the international pool (especially the asian one). Everyone is competing over each other in everything, scores and extracurricular stuffs. CRAZY</p>
<p>Sometimes the “name brand” really gets to people.</p>
<p>It’s great for networking. You can get the best connections from going to an Ivy League, which is good for a high-profile career such as business or politics. I think Ivies are more suited toward people interested in the social or soft sciences, because those careers usually require connections in order to get anywhere.</p>
<p>It would be pleasant to be with a diverse student body who are fully committed to their future. The rigorousness would help define myself. Not only would the school offer opportunities to explore knowledge in-depth, but it would help me master my knowledge. </p>
<p>I think some people have lost their sight of what the Ivy Leagues really offer. The names have started to become a person’s reason for applying.</p>