<p>I guess it depends who is looking at your degree. I know people who would esteem a UChicago degree higher than a Harvard degree, because they think a UChicago degree shows an unusual commitment to academics and a high level of intelligence, whereas a Harvard degree shows the latter but not necessarily the former. </p>
<p>However, I though these people are in the distinct minority, I think they are in places that matter to me. When I’ve applied for jobs, prospective employers were amazed that I was attending the U. of C., and I have a feeling I was applying for jobs where students from the Ivy Leagues and other high-level universities were not uncommon. I think that says more about me and the kind of job I was applying for, though.</p>