What Is Each Ivy League U Known For?

Opensecret
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:37:09 +0000

@FerraRose: If you’re interested in the Ivies, you need to do more thinking and research to understand why the answers are not as simple as your questions imply. There’s a ton of information available on-line about each of the Ivies that helps to get a picture of the culture, strengths and weaknesses of each. But the way your questions are framed raises questions about whether you’re likely to be able to produce an essay that would work in an Ivy admissions process.

But to answer your question about your career goals: You don’t need an Ivy education to practice family medicine in Pocatello (or anywhere else). The elite schools create an environment that is more intellectually-challenging than many other universities (because of the combination of very strong faculty, very bright fellow students, strong libraries, etc.) You will find that a disproportionate percentage of leaders in the medical profession were educated at the Ivies and other elite colleges. So if, for example, you might someday want to teach and do research at a major med school, aim high. If your goal is simply to be a successful, affluent pillar of your community, and intellectual challenge isn’t a priority for you, a good state university should do the job.