Our daughter received her MD from Harvard, and one of our sons an MBA from same. CS son graduated from Berkeley, and all are doing well.
However, as I’ve said on this forum before, with regard to “after graduation” realities–given equal educational opportunities–connections still seem to trump the degree, so networking is key.
Also, here are the acceptance rates at some of the schools mentioned:
School name (state) Fall 2014 acceptance rate U.S. News rank and category
Stanford University (CA) 5.1% 4 (tie), National Universities
Harvard University (MA) 6% 2, National Universities
Yale University (CT) 6.3% 3, National Universities
Columbia University (NY) 7% 4 (tie), National Universities
Alice Lloyd College (KY) 7.1% 30 (tie), Regional Colleges (South)
Princeton University (NJ) 7.4% 1, National Universities
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 7.9% 7, National Universities
United States Naval Academy (MD) 7.9% 9 (tie), National Liberal Arts Colleges
College of the Ozarks (MO) 8.3% 4, Regional Colleges (Midwest)
Brown University (RI) 8.7% 14, National Universities
