The Ivies - admission

[Prloko]

We are thinking if child does not make it in for Undergrad, they can plan for it as a Grad student. To be honest, with the level of academic intensity in some of these schools it might be worth consideration waiting to go in as a Grad student.

It is possible to get into a top Grad school from a non ivy undergrad, but it is tough depending on the program. For example, schools like Harvard Business, Wharton, and Stanford look at both the pedigree of the degree and the GPA. It may also depend on the degree type and even what job they have held after undergrad. The website poets and quants gets into the nitty gritty of B-School admissions. You haven't mentioned what sort of graduate degree you're looking at, but that site is an excellent compendium of information into the world of B-School admissions. A world where even top candidates are hiring paid consultants to help them get into their target schools.