<p>rocketman08: You make some good points, but you leave out one crucial detail which ivy league graduates have an advantage with: connections. I remember reading a quote somewhere(I can’t place my finger on it now) from an accomplished alumni. It was something to the effect of “The most important thing I got from Harvard was not my education, but my rolodex.” This quote sums up perfectly why ivy league attendees are at an advantage. They have access to connections. Whenever there is a job available, these ivy league attendees with first-rate connections will be the first to know - not some person attending a huge public school. In terms of brute education, I think we can both agree that many other schools are comparable to ivy league schools. However, a huge public school simply cannot match the connections provided by an ivy league institution. </p>
<p>All that said, you’re not GUARANTEED to gain connections just because you went to an ivy league school – but you’re much more likely to attain them at an ivy league school than a public one.</p>