Originally Posted by Anonymous
Many academically qualified kids turn down Ivies for a number of reasons. 1) not much support for athletes as far as class selection, and real academic advising for athletes. 2) very little athletic culture at an ivy. Not much support from the non athlete student body. These are Division 1 athletes that are providing a service for the school and they do not receive the same support with regards to physical and weight trainers, nutritionists, physical therapy and academic support. You can say what you want about athletes should not need tutors or advisors but when other schools offer such significant support many choose to go non-ivy. 4) no athletic $$$$. You can say what you want about early recruiting but it definitely comes with significant $$$. 50% or more from a public ivy such as Virginia, Michigan or UNC trumps an ivy any day. The real benefits of an is grad school. Take the money you save in athletic scholarship and put towards grad school!!!


Please don't coin a term "public IVY's" to substantiate your extremely biased position. What exactly is a "public IVY? kind of like kids rebadging their Hondas with BMW M badges thinking no one can tell the difference.
Had you been to an IVY, you might see that your prejudices are unfounded.

Cage makes an accurate assessment of the rest of your rant. The real value of your "real benefit" is getting accepted to a grad school, of which the high performing IVY kids stand a greater chance of being accepted to as opposed to your "public IVY's"

As an aside, there have been many who have attempted on these forums to state in the past that as CEO's or owners/presidents of their company's; that they put little value in resume's from IVY grads. I can tell you as the partner in a corporation that starts our potential partners at 350-450K per year, that the IVY grads get first looks. Just the way it is. We place high value in high achievements and recognize the potential of a prospective partner with higher credentials.