Answer to Number 2 is sometimes. Well, most likely. People like seeing ivy league names. If you are up against someone who has the same qualifications only you went to Harvard he went to UVA then Harvard will prolly win. But it is circumstancial.

Answer to number 3 is I have no earthly idea.

2. Yes, you do have a better chance at a job with an ivy degree. People are just more impressed with it, whether that is right or not.

3. No, the money invested doesn’t always provide a dividend. Again, it depends on the major. Some engineers and business majors may be making a lot of money, but others may not.

2) It does help, but it’s not the only factor.

3) Not always.

An engineer, lawyer, or banker with an Ivy League degree is likely to get lucrative offers and have a high-paying career. A degree in art history or literature will help you get into a good graduate program, but doesn’t make you especially employable.

But there is some truth in the belief in a higher quality education at the Ivies. Some of them have more money than most countries. They can hire the best professors, build the best labs and lecture halls, have smaller classes and recruti brighter students, Don’t underestimate the value of being in a community of bright and eager learners. It beats being surounded by people who think college is about the next beer bust. And regardless of you field, the connections you make at an Ivy can serve you well later in life.