No point debating with those who presume that elite = better outcomes. I know that my ds is in a tippy top grad program; he has friends in incredibly competitive grad programs at tippy top schools (like 1 of14 students selected for a MD/PhD program); he has friends who graduated and went on to great jobs. Give me the #157, full-ride, great college experience every single day. Ds’s college education and experience was fabulous.
Real life outcomes or biased opinions of elite or bust posters?? Real life.