With all the talk about the worthiness of the cost of an Ivy education. No one have really mentioned what kind of person would make that cost worthwhile. Not everyone will be CEO of fortune 500 companies. The probability of your kid being a regular sales guy, an engineer, an IT admin, a RN, etc. is much higher. Would a $400k cost for an Elite U degree be worthwhile if your kids’ only desire is to help the poor and the sick (physically help them, not with just money)? Would you ignore your kids’ desire and push them to get into Elite U with a hope they’ll be a CEO of a fortune 500 company? Even if they’re capable of doing it, would you ignore their true desires for financial prosperity?