What is the most famous and prestigious university combination possible?

Globally, if someone wanted the most elite possible combination of universities on their resume in terms of fame, prestige, aura, and overall influence, what do you think the strongest pairing (or trio, etc.) would be?

For example, would having just Harvard + Oxford be more/less prestigious than having Harvard + Oxford + Cambridge?

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Dude, all you post is Oxford vs Cambridge vs XYZ prestige rankings - you’ve got your answer and there’s more to life than uni, touch grass

 

Idk probably because they’re the foundational degrees of the most prestigious American university and the most prestigious British university, together being the two most recognized universities in the world.

Postgraduate degrees from Oxbridge aren’t very respected in general (there are some exceptions to this such as the Oxford BCL). Also, I’m inclined to believe that adding another academic degree onto a Harvard AB and Oxford BA would be overkill and begin to have diminishing/negative returns on prestige.

 

Elite Aura comes from elite collegiate/olympic/pro athletics or elite military special operations in combination with elite institutions that always welcome those individuals.

No one cares about undergraduate finance clubs in the long run pal

 

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