Entry 10: Ivy or not Ivy? That is the question!

In the video clip we watched, Malcolm Gladwell makes the point that statistics show that for students who could go to an Ivy League school, it doesn't actually matter whether they actually do go in terms of later success in life. His argument is that Ivy League schools don't create success, they simply only allow people in who are already predisposed to success no matter what school they choose to go to. Given Gladwell's argument, is there any reason to spend tens of thousands of dollars on an Ivy League education when the end result is the same for a much less expensive state school education?

• I believe that there are actually no reason to spend tens of thousands of dollars on an Ivy League education when the end result is the same for a much less expensive state school education. At least, this is what I believe. There can only be "selfish reasons," as I like to call them, if parents want to send their child or their children to Ivy League under this circumstance. This is because if they send their child or their children to Ivy League schools, they will have something to be proud of, and something to bring fame to their family. If you think about it, since elite schools have been "elite school" for a long period of time, naturally people would want to say that they were from this credited elite school and they graduated from. In other words, because want to be able to boast and be able to earn respect from others, in a way. Another possible reason to explain this phenomenon is that people are insecure. They believe that only if they are absolutely sure that they have something to "back them up" in a sense will they be secure. Or at least more relaxed, if not totally secure. They have this thought that elite schools would be better because of certain set values.