[quote=flu][quote=AN]joec, Paul Jacob went to UCB, Paul Allan went to Washington State University, Jerry Yang went to Standford, Larry Page went to UMich and Standford, Sergey Brin went to University of Maryland, College Park (public) and Standford, Tim Cook went to Auburn University (public) and Duke University for MBA, Steve Jobs went to Reed College and dropped out, Marissa Mayer went to Standford, etc. I can go on and on, but there are plenty who did not go to Ivy and made it big. I would rather my kid be Steve Jobs and drop out of Reed College than Zuch’s wife.[/quote]
Practically speaking, Stanford is equivalent to the Ivy’s if not better. Just like MIT. Between it and Berkeley, I’d say it’s a toss up.[/quote]
Yes, if you look at my message, I said Stanford is sorta my west coast Ivy League…I think in the Ivy League, there are some considered not the “best” either like Brown I think.
That said, I’d love if my kids can go to Stanford and I am a fan. I can’t be an Ivy snob since I didn’t go, but I sorta look more highly on people who did go to the Stanfords or Harvards of the world. The reason is because I feel they are more selective than UC to begin with (maybe I got in so I think UCs suck and I have low self esteem?)
My point again is if your goal is to take the top job, having the degree will help. The data doesn’t support going to UC will help much since they are not even in the top 10. I also mentioned, yes, there are some great UC people (I think Broadcom CEOs were from UCLA)…
But, again, I think if given the choice, most people would go to Stanford over UCB if cost wasn’t an issue.
I also knew people who didn’t get into Stanford, but got into the other UCs so I am thinking Stanford is “better”…(remember, I didn’t even apply).
