Personally, I think the "ivies" are overrated and overpriced. I don't think it's all that important where you go for your undergraduate degree. I got my BS in math at Linfield College (have you ever heard of it?) and then received a full fellowship to UC Berkeley (a math powerhouse) for my PhD.
You can get an excellent liberal arts education with lots of interesting travel and research opportunities for undergrads at Linfield. I know I sound like a commercial, but it is really a good deal!
My DH went to Cal Poly after being in the army and was accepted into the math program at Berkeley as well.
Cathy
Cal Poly Pamona?
The Ivies are way overrated no matter the degree. The big state schools are generally better (broader programs/lots of stuff going on ) for technical subjects and their Liberal Arts schools have more ideological diversity. And the professors are a lot more approachable.
