Ivy or State University?

I'm in my final year of high school and start University next year. I have applied to both State schools and Ivy schools. Just wondering if I get into all of them, do I choose the Ivy league and pay a hell of alot more, or do I settle for a state school? So confused...

Ivy or State University?
Undergraduate: State School


Graduate: Ivy





No one really pays attention to your undergraduate nearly as much as they do your graduate. Don't go into debt now if you can help it.
Reply:Go to a state school where you would be settling then like the University of Michigan. After all Harvard is only the Michigan of the East!!!





Good Luck!!!
Reply:Be honest with yourself and pick the school that's the best fit for you. It could be the state school, or it could be the ivy. There is no one correct answer.
Reply:If you are admitted to any Ivy, and have the financial means to go, you should. The connections you make there will be more valuable than those acquired at most state schools.
Reply:What do you intend to do after college? For many fields, the higher tuition may not be worth it. Certain state colleges have a very good rep as well. Other than certain specific fields like I-Banking or corporate law, a top public school is a better bet, especially for undergrad if you need to get a grad degree.





Take law for example. It's better to go to Berkeley for undergrad and then Harvard for grad instead of Harvard for undergrad and Berkeley for grad. You're probably better off going to San Francisco State and then Harvard for grad than Harvard undergrad and then Berkeley for grad depending on the firm.
Reply:An Ivy League School will be you far more recognition, and thus more money at the end.
Reply:Ivy if you got the cash
Reply:are you planning on furthering your education after undergrad? that might mean even more money...and most undergrad will prepare you and get you into a good graduate/medical/law school...just will you have enough money or want to go into extreme debt to do so?
Reply:Why don't you try the state school for the first two years at lesser expense...then transfer to an Ivy League school for the last years and have your diploma from there. An Ivy League diploma normally impresses more and brings in a higher wage.





Or even go to a junior college the first two years, maybe live at home. Save for the Ivy League school.