<p>^^^^^ That’s certainly a fair point but it’s not quite so simple. Good connections are not unique to the Ivy League (nor would I say that one can’t get good connections at large schools… in fact in more technical subjects I’d almost say you’d tend to get less important connections from smaller schools). </p>
<p>As you point out though, connections and contacts are extremely important in today’s world and will certainly help… but whether or not they’re ‘Ivy League’ connections is irrelevent… a friend you know from the local golf club could help you out just as much as an alumni from school. It’s important to have good connections, but I don’t see how an Ivy League school vs. a non-Ivy League schools makes much difference in that regard. Someone whos good at networking and building contacts will be good at that regardless of where they went to school.</p>