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* ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'': Drs. Peter Venkman, Ray Stanz, and Egon Spengler started out as parapsychology professors at Columbia before being dismissed by the Dean himself and launching their paranormal investigation business.

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* ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'': Drs. Peter Venkman, Ray Stanz, and Egon Spengler started out as parapsychology professors at Columbia before being dismissed by the Dean himself and launching their paranormal investigation business.
business. In ''Film/GhostbustersII'', Dana Barrett finds Egon doing research at Columbia again.
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* Creator/GeneSiskel, Yale 1967 (BA in philosophy).
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* '''Cornell University''' in Ithaca, UsefulNotes/{{New York|State}}: established in 1865. The only one that gets support from a state government (it's not exactly public, but the State of New York provides some of its budget), the only one not among the nine [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_colleges colonial colleges]], and the only one to have been coeducational from its founding. Historic religious affiliation: None (actually this time). Motto: [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study]].

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* '''Cornell University''' in Ithaca, UsefulNotes/{{New York|State}}: established in 1865. The only one that gets support from a state government (it's not exactly public, but the State of New York provides some of its budget), the only one not among the nine [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_colleges colonial colleges]], and the only one to have been coeducational from its founding. Historic religious affiliation: None (actually this time). Motto: [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study]].study.

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Humorously, UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball would not exist if not for Harvard and the Ivy League. The game was nearly banned by Harvard's president due to all of the fatalities, until a [[UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt Harvard alumnus]] stepped in, and mediated a new set of rules with representatives from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton designed to make the game safer. Incidentally, the first game of American football—which resembled a cross of [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball soccer]] and UsefulNotes/{{rugby|Union}} more than the modern sport—was a UsefulNotes/NewJersey affair played between Princeton and non-Ivy[[note]]but fellow colonial college[[/note]] Rutgers in 1869. Rutgers won.

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Humorously, UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball would not exist if not for Harvard and the Ivy League. The game was nearly banned by Harvard's president due to all of the fatalities, until a [[UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt Harvard alumnus]] stepped in, and mediated a new set of rules with representatives from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton designed to make the game safer. Incidentally, the first game of American football—which resembled a cross of [[UsefulNotes/AssociationFootball soccer]] and UsefulNotes/{{rugby|Union}} more than the modern sport—was a UsefulNotes/NewJersey affair played between Princeton and non-Ivy[[note]]but fellow non-Ivy colonial college[[/note]] college[[note]]And current [[UsefulNotes/PowerFiveConferences Big Ten member]][[/note]] Rutgers in on November 6, 1869. Rutgers won.
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* The fictional version of himself portrayed by Creator/StephenColbert on ''Series/TheColbertReport'' attended Dartmouth. (The real Colbert went to [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootballPower5Conferences Northwestern]] in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}.)

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* The fictional version of himself portrayed by Creator/StephenColbert on ''Series/TheColbertReport'' attended Dartmouth. (The real Colbert went to [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootballPower5Conferences [[UsefulNotes/PowerFiveConferences Northwestern]] in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}.)
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* Classic DimeNovel character FrankMerriwell is a Yale man.

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* Classic DimeNovel character FrankMerriwell Frank Merriwell is a Yale man.
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* The fictional version of himself portrayed by Creator/StephenColbert on ''Series/TheColbertReport'' attended Dartmouth. (The real Colbert went to [[UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} Northwestern]].)

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* The fictional version of himself portrayed by Creator/StephenColbert on ''Series/TheColbertReport'' attended Dartmouth. (The real Colbert went to [[UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} Northwestern]].[[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootballPower5Conferences Northwestern]] in UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}}.)
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* ''Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}}'': Drs. Peter Venkman, Ray Stanz, and Egon Spengler started out as parapsychology professors at Columbia before being dismissed by the Dean himself and launching their paranormal investigation business.
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* Leigh Bardugo's ''Literature/AlexStern'' novels are set at Yale and revolve around its secret societies.
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The Ivy League ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League Wikipedia]]) is a group of eight old and well-regarded private universities in the Northeastern United States. Officially, the Ivy League is an athletic conference. Its members have a long history of participation in collegiate sports, and some of America's first sports rivalries were established at these eight schools. The Ivy League was officially established in 1954, although it had existed informally for decades prior.[[note]] The Ivy League claims the history of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, the first college basketball conference (founded in 1901), as its own. Every member in the the EIBL's history would eventually join the Ivy League; by 1953, the EIBL membership was identical to that of today's all-sports conference; and upon the creation of the new Ivy athletic conference, the EIBL was incorporated into it.[[/note]] Even though the Ivy League is officially a NCAA Division I conference ([[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball FCS for football]])[[note]]Originally a [=I-A/FBS=] conference when Division I football was split in 1978, the Ivy League, along with the Southern Conference and Southland Conference, was relegated to [=1-AA/FCS=] status in 1982[[/note]], it operates much closer to a Division III conference as none of the member schools allow athletic scholarships. In football, the league's champion technically receives an automatic invitation to the FCS playoffs; however, the league abstains from the playoffs, citing academic concerns. Also, for basketball, it was the last league that did not conduct a conference tournament; through the 2015–16 season, it instead awarded the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament to the regular season champion.[[note]]If there was a tie for first, a one-game playoff was conducted. If more than two teams were tied, a series of one-game playoffs was held. Though that number never went past three schools.[[/note]] Since the 2016–17 season, the Ivies have held conference tournaments in men's and women's basketball. Unlike most conference tournaments, the Ivy tournaments do not feature all of the league's teams; only the top four teams of each sex qualify.

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The Ivy League ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League Wikipedia]]) is a group of eight old and well-regarded private universities in the Northeastern United States. Officially, the Ivy League is an athletic conference. Its members have a long history of participation in collegiate sports, and some of America's first sports rivalries were established at these eight schools. The Ivy League was officially established in 1954, although it had existed informally for decades prior.[[note]] The Ivy League claims the history of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, the first college basketball conference (founded in 1901), as its own. Every member in the the EIBL's history would eventually join the Ivy League; by 1953, the EIBL membership was identical to that of today's all-sports conference; and upon the creation of the new Ivy athletic conference, the EIBL was incorporated into it.[[/note]] Even though the Ivy League is officially a NCAA Division I conference ([[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball FCS for football]])[[note]]Originally a [=I-A/FBS=] conference when Division I football was split in 1978, the Ivy League, along with the Southern Conference and Southland Conference, was relegated to [=1-AA/FCS=] [=I-AA/FCS=] status in 1982[[/note]], it operates much closer to a Division III conference as none of the member schools allow athletic scholarships. In football, the league's champion technically receives an automatic invitation to the FCS playoffs; however, the league abstains from the playoffs, citing academic concerns. Also, for basketball, it was the last league that did not conduct a conference tournament; through the 2015–16 season, it instead awarded the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament to the regular season champion.[[note]]If there was a tie for first, a one-game playoff was conducted. If more than two teams were tied, a series of one-game playoffs was held. Though that number never went past three schools.[[/note]] Since the 2016–17 season, the Ivies have held conference tournaments in men's and women's basketball. Unlike most conference tournaments, the Ivy tournaments do not feature all of the league's teams; only the top four teams of each sex qualify.
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The Ivy League ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League Wikipedia]]) is a group of eight old and well-regarded private universities in the Northeastern United States. Officially, the Ivy League is an athletic conference. Its members have a long history of participation in collegiate sports, and some of America's first sports rivalries were established at these eight schools. The Ivy League was officially established in 1954, although it had existed informally for decades prior.[[note]] The Ivy League claims the history of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, the first college basketball conference (founded in 1901), as its own. Every member in the the EIBL's history would eventually join the Ivy League; by 1953, the EIBL membership was identical to that of today's all-sports conference; and upon the creation of the new Ivy athletic conference, the EIBL was incorporated into it.[[/note]] Even though the Ivy League is officially a NCAA Division I conference (FCS for football), it operates much closer to a Division III conference as none of the member schools allow athletic scholarships. In football, the league's champion technically receives an automatic invitation to the FCS playoffs; however, the league abstains from the playoffs, citing academic concerns. Also, for basketball, it was the last league that did not conduct a conference tournament; through the 2015–16 season, it instead awarded the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament to the regular season champion.[[note]]If there was a tie for first, a one-game playoff was conducted. If more than two teams were tied, a series of one-game playoffs was held. Though that number never went past three schools.[[/note]] Since the 2016–17 season, the Ivies have held conference tournaments in men's and women's basketball. Unlike most conference tournaments, the Ivy tournaments do not feature all of the league's teams; only the top four teams of each sex qualify.

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The Ivy League ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League Wikipedia]]) is a group of eight old and well-regarded private universities in the Northeastern United States. Officially, the Ivy League is an athletic conference. Its members have a long history of participation in collegiate sports, and some of America's first sports rivalries were established at these eight schools. The Ivy League was officially established in 1954, although it had existed informally for decades prior.[[note]] The Ivy League claims the history of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, the first college basketball conference (founded in 1901), as its own. Every member in the the EIBL's history would eventually join the Ivy League; by 1953, the EIBL membership was identical to that of today's all-sports conference; and upon the creation of the new Ivy athletic conference, the EIBL was incorporated into it.[[/note]] Even though the Ivy League is officially a NCAA Division I conference (FCS ([[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball FCS for football), football]])[[note]]Originally a [=I-A/FBS=] conference when Division I football was split in 1978, the Ivy League, along with the Southern Conference and Southland Conference, was relegated to [=1-AA/FCS=] status in 1982[[/note]], it operates much closer to a Division III conference as none of the member schools allow athletic scholarships. In football, the league's champion technically receives an automatic invitation to the FCS playoffs; however, the league abstains from the playoffs, citing academic concerns. Also, for basketball, it was the last league that did not conduct a conference tournament; through the 2015–16 season, it instead awarded the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament to the regular season champion.[[note]]If there was a tie for first, a one-game playoff was conducted. If more than two teams were tied, a series of one-game playoffs was held. Though that number never went past three schools.[[/note]] Since the 2016–17 season, the Ivies have held conference tournaments in men's and women's basketball. Unlike most conference tournaments, the Ivy tournaments do not feature all of the league's teams; only the top four teams of each sex qualify.
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* Emily of ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'' believed she was destined for Harvard since preschool. The events of the comic have her question if it's truly what she wants or what her EducationMama wants.
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* UsefulNotes/AndrewYang, who joined Creator/{{CNN}} as a commentator after bowing out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race: Brown 1996 and Columbia Law 1999.

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* UsefulNotes/AndrewYang, who joined Creator/{{CNN}} CNN as a commentator after bowing out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race: Brown 1996 and Columbia Law 1999.
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* In ''Series/{{Suits}}'', the main characters' law firm (initially known as Pearson Hardman before going through a variety of named changes) is known for being a top New York firm that only hires legal associates from Harvard Law School.

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* In ''Series/{{Suits}}'', the main characters' law firm (initially known as Pearson Hardman before going through a variety of named name changes) is known for being a top New York firm that only hires legal associates from Harvard Law School.School. A major source of drama in the show is Mike and Harvey's attempts to keep secret the fact that Mike never went to Harvard (or any law school, for that matter).
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* In ''Series/{{Suits}}'', the main characters' law firm (initially known as Pearson Hardman before going through a variety of named changes) is known for being a top New York firm that only hires legal associates from Harvard Law School.
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The Ivy League ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League Wikipedia]]) is a group of eight old and well-regarded universities in the northeastern United States. Officially, the Ivy League is an athletic conference. Its members have a long history of participation in collegiate sports, and some of America's first sports rivalries were established at these eight schools. The Ivy League was officially established in 1954, although it had existed informally for decades prior.[[note]] The Ivy League claims the history of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, the first college basketball conference (founded in 1901), as its own. Every member in the the EIBL's history would eventually join the Ivy League; by 1953, the EIBL membership was identical to that of today's all-sports conference; and upon the creation of the new Ivy athletic conference, the EIBL was incorporated into it.[[/note]] Even though the Ivy League is officially a NCAA Division I conference (FCS for football), it operates much closer to a Division III conference as none of the member schools allow athletic scholarships. In football, the league's champion technically receives an automatic invitation to the FCS playoffs; however, the league abstains from the playoffs, citing academic concerns. Also, for basketball, it was the last league that did not conduct a conference tournament; through the 2015–16 season, it instead awarded the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament to the regular season champion.[[note]]If there was a tie for first, a one-game playoff was conducted. If more than two teams were tied, a series of one-game playoffs was held. Though that number never went past three schools.[[/note]] Since the 2016–17 season, the Ivies have held conference tournaments in men's and women's basketball. Unlike most conference tournaments, the Ivy tournaments do not feature all of the league's teams; only the top four teams of each sex qualify.

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The Ivy League ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League Wikipedia]]) is a group of eight old and well-regarded private universities in the northeastern Northeastern United States. Officially, the Ivy League is an athletic conference. Its members have a long history of participation in collegiate sports, and some of America's first sports rivalries were established at these eight schools. The Ivy League was officially established in 1954, although it had existed informally for decades prior.[[note]] The Ivy League claims the history of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League, the first college basketball conference (founded in 1901), as its own. Every member in the the EIBL's history would eventually join the Ivy League; by 1953, the EIBL membership was identical to that of today's all-sports conference; and upon the creation of the new Ivy athletic conference, the EIBL was incorporated into it.[[/note]] Even though the Ivy League is officially a NCAA Division I conference (FCS for football), it operates much closer to a Division III conference as none of the member schools allow athletic scholarships. In football, the league's champion technically receives an automatic invitation to the FCS playoffs; however, the league abstains from the playoffs, citing academic concerns. Also, for basketball, it was the last league that did not conduct a conference tournament; through the 2015–16 season, it instead awarded the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament to the regular season champion.[[note]]If there was a tie for first, a one-game playoff was conducted. If more than two teams were tied, a series of one-game playoffs was held. Though that number never went past three schools.[[/note]] Since the 2016–17 season, the Ivies have held conference tournaments in men's and women's basketball. Unlike most conference tournaments, the Ivy tournaments do not feature all of the league's teams; only the top four teams of each sex qualify.



It's also worth noting that the mystique of the Ivy League holds less sway in parts of the country that aren't the northeast. While people on the East Coast dream of going to Princeton or Harvard, Californians often dream of getting into Stanford, USC, UCLA, Caltech, or the University of California, Berkeley instead, while Southerners have their sights set on Vanderbilt, William & Mary, University of Virginia, Duke, Emory, Tulane, or Rice. Even people in the relatively close Midwest often aim for Northwestern, Washington University in St. Louis, Rose-Hulman, University of Michigan, The Ohio State University, Case Western, Notre Dame, or the University of Chicago instead. And even in the northeast, many of the aforementioned nerds will dream of MIT instead of the Ivies.

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It's also worth noting that the mystique of the Ivy League holds less sway in parts of the country that aren't the northeast.Northeast. While people on the East Coast dream of going to Princeton or Harvard, Californians often dream of getting into Stanford, USC, UCLA, Caltech, or the University of California, Berkeley instead, while Southerners have their sights set on Vanderbilt, William & Mary, University of Virginia, Duke, Emory, Tulane, or Rice. Even people in the relatively close Midwest often aim for Northwestern, Washington University in St. Louis, Rose-Hulman, University of Michigan, The Ohio State University, Case Western, Notre Dame, or the University of Chicago instead. And even in the northeast, many of the aforementioned nerds will dream of MIT instead of the Ivies.

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