<p>OK, boys and girs… listen… the top schools provide great opportunities to who seek those. Sure, the top 10 or so are little more competitive to get into… but for an undergraduate who is yet to master basic stuff these top schools all provide near similar opportunities. I understand that there is an element of pride and I guess that is healthy for one to feel towards his or her school.But if someone tells me Uchicago or Columbia is not upto Stanford, I will tell them to grow up and not bother to respond.</p>