Getting into highly ranked schools is just the beginning… I know a coworker’s brother who dropped out of JHU and a coworker who transferred out of MIT. Fit helps you on finishing up with a degree/diploma. Our close friend’s daughter got into Princeton but it was not affordable and went to state flagship with full ride and on the way to becoming a neurosurgeon. My classmate’s son is at Stanford but she is saying that he is not “fitting” in there!