<p>I’m not sure why this has to be a comparison between two siblings. Sometimes the only similarity between a brother and sister is their parents. How many people do you know with a sibling of a completely demeanor and attitude? </p>
<p>Point being, we can make this comparison between any two graduates, one from an “elite” school and the other from a conventionally “mid-tier” school. I am certain there are thousands of examples where the latter student ends up more successful (based on whatever metric you choose to determine this by). Gladwell once argued that a student who gets in to Penn and chooses to go to Penn State will likely end up as successful as a Penn graduate. His argument is that it’s the determination that gets you to the heights you dream of reaching, not the degree. If you have what it takes to get into the school and remain consistent, you will end up wealthy, wise, and happy.</p>