<p>Success is defined by - not where you went to school, but by where you work. You can graduate from Harvard and yet easily end up in 2nd - 3rd tier job with limited growth potential.</p>
<p>I know many kids from State Universities (like Indiana University, UCLA, U of North Carolina, etc) who got top jobs at top investment banks, who are making 150k-200k in mid twenties. And, my cousin went to Arizona State, but got into a good medical school and makes close to 300k as a doctor now… Meanwhile, a rather large chunk of people I know from my college (an Ivy) is either unemployed or working dead-end, low-paying jobs. (One guy from my college now works at Starbucks)</p>
<p>My advice is not to stress over this crap because it really doesn’t matter, and just do the best you can. And, tell your parents to get real, as an Ivy diploma in itself won’t guarantee anyone a good job upon graduation, much less a successful career…</p>