<p>@wayneandgarth:</p>
<p>"“In small town Indiana, IU probably outranks Harvard, or is at least it’s equal in many people’s eyes, and would serve you just as well. No one is going to pay a premium for a Harvard degree there.”</p>
<p>Quite an overstatement. I’m not from Indiana, but I highly doubt all those in smaller towns share that view. "</p>
<p>Where are you from?</p>
<p>I can probably make a pretty accurate guess as to either the region of the country you’re from or your age. BTW, in the company I’m current at, which is in a high-paying industry, alums of the in-state public flagship (which is not prestigious in any sense) dominate up and down the hierarchy. Grads of the regional Ivy-equivalents (usually of their grad programs) can also be found here. I’ve yet to meet a single Ivy alum here, much less Harvard grad. Well, we did hire in a Duke PhD, but we kicked him out after less than a year because he was lazy and unproductive. He believed that he deserved a higher level and comp than he got despite knowing nothing and producing nothing.</p>