Why Charter Oak State College is better than Thomas Edison State College

[KittenMittens]

If name of the school is important the go to an Ivy League school.

I'm also a firm believer of it's not what you know but who you know.

And an Ivy League School is about networking with people who are of significance i.e. "who you know." Your alumni network and name recognition from these schools open doors. The two are not mutually exclusive of each other, but rather they go hand in hand with each other. This is particularly relevant when it comes to business and law schools – where your school name/rank quite often goes hand in hand with your starting pay, and where you work (whether it be a more desirable area like a metropolitan area/city, or the boondocks).

Of course, in general, it's about who you know – but many/most of us don't have the network and the opportunity to be on the "inside" of things. The good news is that through merit, hard work, and talent, a person can prove their worth through a company, and/or through performance in a good school program. Furthermore, there are always exceptions to these "rules" but it gives an idea.