The Ivy Plus Society

lesdiablesbleus
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:18:31 +0000

Alexandre:

UVa is not mega selective. Like I said, this is a random list that includes exclusively elite colleges and universities while at the same time, leaving out other elite colleges and universities. It does not stop at the omission of Notre Dame (which is as selective as Georgetown by the way), Rice and Swarthmore. What about Bowdoin, Carleton, Claremont McKenna, Davidson, Haverford, Middlebury, Pomona and Wesleyan? What about Michigan, UCLA and UNC?

There has to be a cutoff somewhere Alex. I think the goal of the group is to include undergraduate institutions that have the greatest “selectivity” and “reputation”. Notre Dame is the only strange omission on this list IMHO because it is the most prestigious Catholic institution. Perhaps there is a religious bias? Rice and Swarthmore simply aren’t as well-known for being “elite” as the other schools on the list although they have high “academic quality”, just like Michigan, UCLA and UNC. All LACs besides Amherst and Williams aren’t well known and aren’t really major feeders into professional sectors such as Big Law and Wall Street.

If the goal of the group is to bring together a group for the purpose of finding romantic and professional connections, it would make sense to include the schools which have the greatest channels and alumni presence in elite careers such as banking, consulting, talent management, corporate law and medicine.



Alexandre:

Michigan MBA and Medical programs are included in the list. Ironically, over 30% of the graduate students enrolled at both of those graduate programs completed their undergraduate studies at Michigan.

Michigan Law is of course included in the list as well. All three of Michigan’s professional programs are elite and well-respected, while its undergrad somewhat pales in comparison. It is logical that the cream of the crop of Michigan’s undergraduate population attend their alma mater’s professional schools, wouldn’t you say?