<p>@Fredjan does make a good point. I went to a public magnet, Ivy-equivalent, and M7 b-school, and while the b-school network has been most helpful in my career, the alums of the public magnet have actually been 2nd most helpful (and going there likely helped develop my early education in a technical field). So there is some intrinsic value in attending a magnet in and of itself.</p>