Is an Ivy-League Nursing school even worth it? Plus I need some advice too

[sanantone]

As is my habit, I advise nursing questions to be redirected to allnurses.com where there are hundreds of thousands of nurses. Important life choices need more qualified opinions that what are found here. Just to clarify, I include myself as part of the group that you need to go outside of. There are relatively few nurses posting here.

I used to think this was reasonable advice until a couple of people here reported that allnurses.com members aren't very helpful. I've read the Student Doctor Forum more than I've read the allnurses.com forum, so I can only speak of SDF. They often have no clue of what they're talking about. You have psychologists saying that PsyD programs don't require dissertations (most of them do). You have physicians and other healthcare professionals who have never taken online courses and think that "online" is stamped on people's transcripts. You also have people making incorrect, sweeping generalizations about state laws. But, most importantly, the people there are rude and unhelpful. Instead of answering people's questions, they'd rather have debates among themselves. It's like DegreeInfo.com but with more than 10 active members. 

This reminds me of when this cop who was an IT instructor got annoyed when I challenged him on telling students that they can become a peace officer in Texas without going through the police academy if they earned a bachelor's in criminal justice. Texas had gotten rid of that option years ago, and the requirements for becoming a peace officer are clearly laid out on the TCOLE website and in the Texas Administrative Code. Then, there were the officers who looked at me crazy when I told them that they no longer had to work as reserve officers to keep their licenses active; they just needed to stay up to date with their continuing education requirements. Once again, that's clearly stated on the TCOLE website. 

In short, just because someone works in the field does not mean that he or she is up to date in the field. The best veterinary services my dog has received have been from younger veterinarians. Older veterinarians tend to be way behind, and it's evident that they don't keep up with new research and medical treatments. In every field, a lot of people don't know what they're talking about when it comes to online education or higher education in general. I had a guy tell me that I would never get a job with the federal government with an online master's degree from an unranked school. Guess what! I work for the federal government in a job that I wouldn't have qualified for without my master's degree.