[truthguy]

My conclusion; It's not so much about the quality of the education but what other people PRECIEVE.

There is also the issue of the contacts you make. That's just as important. That's the real issue here. If you are in a business where you are your own boss then the Ivy League (or about a dozen or so other schools; Northwestern, MIT, Standford) isn't that important. But when you have to deal with others that is where it becomes valuable.

[the invisib1e hand]

Is an Ivy League education worth the money ?

I think unemployment benefits are about the same no matter where you went to school

[The_Reader_David]

Well, I think mine was worth every dime. Of course, I only went to an Ivy for grad school, and they payed me to be there, so maybe I have a biased view. :-)

[Oldhunk]

If you are the type of person who is happy having a boss for your entire working career, the Ivy education is probably worth it.

[combat_boots]

Yeah, but those private databases of alumi whom you can contact about jobs. Those are worth something.

[aggie21]

Gig ‘Em Ping

[Ciexyz]

PA state universities have been unable or unwilling to restrain their tuition increases and are among the most expensive state universities in the nation.

[exhaustguy]

Alot of folks do undergraduate at public universities and get RAs to pay for grad work and support research at Ivys later.

You would expect the Ivy League graduates to be some of the highest performing folks in society. Just getting and finding a way to pay for it makes it self selecting. In addition you have the connections for the less ambitious/skilled legacy students. It really does make a difference who you daddy is.

What I have found at my employer is it is more a function of your sex (preferred female), race/ethnicity (black or hispanic), and who you daddy or mommy is (nepotism) in my employer. I used to worry about it, but, since none of the rockets, wants my job (or even to be my supervisor) it does not impact me that much. I can always walk out the door anytime that I want.

Large employers become like the government eventually. We have more watchers than workers, and it is getting worse. We have rockets that spend 14-18 months in a job before moving to the next job. How can anyone honestly assess the performance of someone in such a short time span?