Can you provide an example of &quot;many people &#x27;binning&#x27; Ivy resumes?&quot; I&#x27;d also request evidence that reputation is fluid in the field of education, because this seems patently contradicted by the facts. Especially in education, there is a strong network effect catalyzed by one simple notion -- the oldest universities have had the most time to accumulate capital. They deploy this capital to attract the best students (financial aid, facilities) and the best professors (endowed professorships, grants, facilities).<p>Working in concert and amplifying each other over time, these factors are responsible, ultimately, for creating the benefits that we all perceive as intrinsic to an Ivy League education -- namely, engaging and networking with lots of smart and motivated peers and mentors.