I would beg to differ on whether it’s that important to start at an Ivy if you have plans for grad school or professional school. What’s important is to end up at an Ivy type institution eventually. What’s the point of shelling out 160k at an Ivy if you can’t get into med school (see my younger brother)? I went to a public university on scholarship and then into a top 10 law school with my first year covered by a scholarship.
