Thanks Bostonian. I was not raised to aim for Ivies, but as my mother has pointed out on numerous occasions for my DD, “why not, if she could get a great scholarship?”

The mentality I was raised with is that, if you had to pay out for Ivies it would be value for money if you were guaranteed to hook into whatever path/professional entity it might be that values a degree from that particular school. Sometimes that takes the social connections as well, but that probably depends upon what you’re studying and aiming for. There are others with deeper knowledge about and more experience with this matter than me.

Anyway, information is power and thanks for posting these links.