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

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Today my counselor at CC , printed me out a list of schools that I could transfer and I noticed that she highlighted certain schools like : NYU , Emory and Boston College. When I asked why she told me that the better the name of the school the more money you make when it comes to nursing. . I'm sorta confused because isn't the material at an ivy league school similar if not identical to one at a community college or state university.  As crazy as it seems I'm mostly leaning towards a nursing school with connections to a good hospital and possibly somewhere where it's warm and entertaining and diversified. Ivy League seems desirable but all I can truly think about is the student loans piling up. 
When comes to how you selected schools what traits were important or desirable to you? Also , um how can I truly break free from my controlling dad whose trying to follow me to college?

I have worked in healthcare and some top 10 academic hospitals with many nursing friends for a long time. Short answer: get your RN and BSN as cheaply as possible as no one cares about nursing school rankings. If your school gets you eligible and helps you pass the RN license exam then that is all that matters. Go to a cheap state school and get experience as experienced nurses are in need. 

Once you have some experience you will be in a better place to make an educated decision for a masters. You could go the clinical route and get your NP or CRNA etc. You could go the business route and get an MBA or MHA. If you are smart, you could get the hospital you are working with to pay for your masters.

And with all things in healthcare do it for the correct reasons. Many nurses leave the profession from burnout or it’s  not how it looks on the outside once you get there. Odd hours, odd smells and odd personalities under one roof. Some people thrive in the chaos but shadow as much as possible in various departments. The ICU is much different than ER and ER is much different than special procedures etc. I love my subspecialty but I would be out of healthcare all together if I had to work in other areas of the hospital. Healthcare self selects certain personalities which gets filtered in the various departments as you will find. 

As suggested above, please check nursing forums and healthcare forums for their perspectives as well. 

Good luck.