> you must go to Harvard (or another Ivy League school) to succeed in life. For certain career paths it helps a lot. It also depends on where you live. In the

> you must go to Harvard (or another Ivy League school) to succeed in life. For certain career paths it helps a lot. It also depends on where you live. In the Northeast there is a very tangible class system based on where you went to school. This still exists on the West Coast but it's much less intense unless you are going for big-time VC money or working in law or finance.