<p>exsrch, it seems that you are concerned that some A/E students (i.e. those who don’t go to ivies, or those who don’t end up in one of the top 25 or top 50 universities) are losing out by attending A/E. Let me tell you - if you are lucky enough to get in, and you work hard and try to take advantage what the schools have to offer, no matter where you end up you don’t lose, just like students in a public school who overcome the obstacles and go the extra miles beyond what’s readily available to them won’t lose. You lose at the starting point when you assume that A/E is the ticket to a top college even if you end up in the bottom of the class.</p>