I did go to an Ivy League school, and I didn't go for the top-notch academics, even though I was at the top of my class in my department. And even if your reas

I did go to an Ivy League school, and I didn't go for the top-notch academics, even though I was at the top of my class in my department. And even if your reason was actually the top-notch academics, you still benefit very much from a strong old boys' network of professors and researchers.