I attended a decently selective private school for 3 years. I studied abroad at an elite university for a year. The quality of the lecturers was basically the

I attended a decently selective private school for 3 years. I studied abroad at an elite university for a year. The quality of the lecturers was basically the same. At both institutions, some were fantastic and others were terrible. In fact, I had one professor at the elite school that was probably the biggest bullshitter of a teacher that I've ever had. I also enjoyed much greater access to professors at the regular school as they weren't always busy with research/speaking engagements/writing books. The quality of the average student was leagues ahead at the elite university. The exams at the elite university were much more rigorous. The end result was that I had to cram for a month for those elite exams, during which time I "learned" (read: memorized) a ton but also promptly forgot most of it after doing well on the exams. The lasting benefit of the elite university was meeting all of the really interesting and intelligent people who have become some of my closest friends.