<p>“The other thing about so-called elite schools (not GT or Purdue) - you are more likely to be able to network into rich and powerful people who send their children to those schools, which may help you over your lifetime.”</p>
<p>This cannot be understated. </p>
<p>As we all know, career success is more often about who you know rather than what you know. At an elite school, you’re surrounded with the best of the best. Your friends will almost universally rise to high places, and many of them will already be well connected. This may not be the case at a lesser school.</p>