[quote=Dukehorn]There are a lot of millionaires who are plumbers, realtors, developers, ambulance chasers, etc. Good for them.
There are also lots of millionaires who are interventional radiologists, CEOs, CFOs, investment bankers, partners in law firms. Most of these folks who I know do have Ivy level degrees.
If you are a smart kid which pool do you want to come out of?
There’s nothing wrong with having a middle-class lifestyle with your kids just as there’s nothing wrong with being a Harvard Law grad who would like to be a Supreme Court clerk.
Different strokes for different folks.[/quote]The CEO, CFO, partners, VPs, entrepreneurs who have made it, that I know all went to non Ivy. My current director went to SDSU. So, yeah, Ivy doesn’t mean much in tech. I bet there are more tech entrepreneurs who have made it graduated from UC and CSU than Ivy. I don’t have the data to back this up, just my personal experiences.
As for which pool I want for my kid, I’d say, what ever that make them happier. As long as they have all the money they need for them to be happy, it doesn’t really matter.
No one is saying that there’s anything wrong with an Ivy degree. We’re just debating whether it’s worth it. To some, it does and to others, it doesn’t. There’s no right or wrong answer here.
