<p>Most people would go to MIT for undergrad, and then switch to Stanford for grad school. In terms of developing your professional career, the number of connections that open up for you in Silicon Valley, if you have the Stanford name on your resume, is something that MIT just can’t compete with. </p>
<p>Having worked in Silicon Valley for most of my career, I can tell you honestly that connections are everything in this town. If you want to get in on the next hot startup, you have to know the people who founded/funded the last round of hot startups. </p>
<p>Stanford’s DNA is ingrained in nearly all of the successful companies in the Valley. </p>
<p>The fact that so many MIT posters are so defensive on this thread should really tell people all they really need to know. </p>
<p>Stanford is very good at creating innovative technologies, and then productizing them. This is underlined by the fact that Stanford has one of the top two MBA programs in the country - along with Harvard. To me how people vote with their feet (and pocket books) is the most convincing argument of all.</p>