Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
I also strongly suspect that at some point, being both extremely bright and NOT having gone to a very high-priced college/uni is going to start looking more promising than having a prestigious (high $$) pedigree. Why? Because it shows pragmatism that pretty much can't be bought at any price.

The way things are going, I think it's more likely that being bright and not having gone to a status university will mean that the student in question didn't know enough to attend the "right" university, which shows a lack of social acumen.

That's just my perception.

I didn't attend an Ivy League and I'm not about to dump all of my retirement savings into my kids so that they can attend an Ivy League.