I took freshman chemistry from a (eventual) Nobel prize winner at a non-Ivy school.
He was terrible at classroom lectures.
I took freshman chemistry from a (eventual) Nobel prize winner at a non-Ivy school.
He was terrible at classroom lectures.
I assume you mean for an undergraduate education. As someone who went to one of the "big three" (HYP), I don't think where I went to undergrad has really made much of a difference in my career. Ranking them seems a bit ridiculous. Way too many variables.
In my current career, my peers are from all different schools and I see no trend in quality of their ability. I had to do the whole application process over again for an advanced degree, which rightly made individual merit more important than the undergraduate institution you attended.
However, in other fields I'm sure it opens a lot of doors. In job interviews, I'd imagine the name of a school carries a lot more weight.
If you aren't on scholarship I would save money and go to your state school. If you're smart and work hard, you will have the same opportunities after graduation and you will be more of a stand out at your school.