What is it that makes Ivy League schools superior to… say, a public school? Is there anything an ivy can provide or teach that a public school can’t? Or is it just a prestige thing?
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Mainly prestige and connections. If you attend the Ivy Leagues, you’re going to attend school alongside the children of the rich and powerful. For fields where connections are critical, this is a tremendous advantage.
However, even elite public schools normally have students from relatively modest backgrounds – middle to upper middle class – who academically excelled in high school. So while there are useful connections to be made, you’re generally not going to see them as an entry to high profile positions in the same way.
It’s purely money, Ivy league schools are funded for their sports programs. More money equals more opportunities. If tomorrow the government decides to withdraw those funds, the Ivy League would collapse faster than the Roman Empire.
* The best students. Everyone in your class will be someone who was the top of their class in high school.
* The best professors. This is not necessarily true in lower-level courses where they assign grad students to teach, but in upper-division courses you’ll find that your courses are taught by experts in the field – often the person who wrote your textbook.
* The course material really is more challenging and more comprehensive, on average. While there’s quite a bit of variance, in general the top most selective schools really do expect a lot more of students than average public colleges, for the same courses.
* The best connections and opportunities. The top employers will recruit you.
Ivy league is an American athletic conference, much like the SEC, Pac-12, or the UAA. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League
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