You take out of your college education what you put into. You excel at an ivy you will be better positioned for your first job than if you excel at a Colonial League School. That is a fact, simply because more companies recruit from the ivy's than any other conference. However, if you are not in the top 20% of you class you won't even make it past the initial screening for an on campus interview with a company. Ivy is good for your first job out of school and networking thereafter. Beyond that, for advancement and your second job its what have you done for me lately; forget about where your degree is from at that point except for at the cocktail party.