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Is It Worth The Money To Go To An Ivy League School?

June 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

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It’s every parent’s dream for their child to go to an Ivy League school like Harvard or Yale. The prestige, the pride, the sense of accomplishment that all the hard work of raising your kids has paid off. If you’re in high school or you know someone who soon is entering college, this article is for you. 

Is It Worth The Money To Go To An Ivy League School?

But, the debt that you are going to put yourself in to go is something to consider. It costs a small fortune to attend those universities. So, is it actually worth it to go to one? Is it going to be any better for you in the long run than spending less and going to a more reasonably priced public or even private university?

It all depends so you have to think about it.

Financial comparison is beyond the scope of this article. Some people are earning more than an ivy league graduate of the same qualification and experience.

Also, some people have created a business empire without ever going to college.

While many would-be Ivy Leaguers are focused on How To Get Into Harvard Law School or Stanford University, you may be wondering if you even should try.

In this article, I will go over several of the benefits of going for a degree from a prestigious Ivy League university.

Benefit 1 – The atmosphere, surrounding, and quality of education

These colleges have a vast selection of very interesting courses, taught by some of the world’s most respected authorities.

A new experience in a place that is typically immaculately clean, inspiring, well organized, surrounded by professional staff who want you to be successful.

This is not as common outside of top-tier universities as you might imagine.

Wonderful libraries and great librarians who can help you make the most of it.

Benefit 2 – The quality of the faculty

A university like Harvard in Cambridge Massachusetts attracts the best and brightest minds from all over the world.

The faculty list looks like a Who’s Who of Nobel Prize winners and distinguished intellectuals.

And those are the people that will be leading your education if you go there.

Sometimes you will even be taught by, and be a dinner guest or lab assistant to a Nobel Laureate.

Few other universities can attract the top minds of each of the disciplines that you will learn while in those universities.

These universities have almost limitless resources to draw from to pay this faculty so it only follows that they get the best available.

If you are hoping to become a recognized investment banker, you will learn from some of the top economists in the world.

Whatever career you choose will have you positioned extremely well based on the quality of the faculty.

Benefit 3 – A lifelong network

When you graduate from an Ivy League school, you will forever belong to an elite club.

Not only will your network include your peers that you graduate with.

But, you will also be helped along in your career and prospects by the alumni who graduated before you. The list of CEOs these institutions have provided so far is limitless.

During your time at university, you will be eligible for internships based on a database of alumni that you can access to find the perfect situation to advance your goals.

Benefit 4 – Name recognition

Even if you end up in an interview with somebody who is not an alumnus of your university, they will surely put your resume on the top of the pile simply because of the recognition of these Ivy League schools.

Nobody has to Google the school you went to to be able to find out what the quality of your education may have been.

Benefit 5 – Higher salary

One of the biggest downsides of an Ivy League education is the high tuition. One thing to keep in mind is that you are likely to have a much higher salary over your career with that degree than without.

In other words, you will be able to pay that loan back much easier when you have a degree that gives you access to better and higher-paying jobs.

Benefit 6 – Better acceptance as an authority figure

If you had attended an ivy league college, it is easier to raise money for your start-ups.

It is also easier to publish articles, research papers, and books with reputable publishers.

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