Ivy's vs. Oxbridge

<p>The type of degree matters more in Britain than in the US-- a First at Oxbridge follows one–as does a 2/2 or Heaven forfend,a Third. At an Ivy, summas matter more in one is interested in academics, otherwise, to employers, not so much. The field matters more in the States than Britain. </p>

<p>In the old days the Civil Service was chock-a-block full of “high fliers” who had Firsts in the Greats. Now the Greats doesn’t even exist any longer (harrumph).</p>