<p>I don't "frequently state" any such thing, ICargirl. </p>
<p>I think Harvard attracts top applicants because (1) they want the stimulation of being among other bright, ambitious students; (2) it has incomparable faculty in so many fields; and (3) Cambridge/Boston is the ultimate college town.</p>
<p>And Princeton attracts top applicants because (1) they want the stimulation of being among other bright, ambitious students; (2) it has incomparable faculty in so many fields; and (3) they want to study in a peaceful and harmonious environment with rolling lawns, a gentle fall, a shorter winter, and a beautiful spring full of magnolias:).</p>
<p>And I bickered at and was accepted at Cap and Gown, then the most selective of the coed clubs. Tried it for one year, wasn't my thing, went independent senior year and lived in a quad room with 4 singles and a kitchen and living room and balcony. Social life suffered not one whit from exiting the club to which I had been accepted.</p>
<p>Institutions full of brilliant students make room for many types.</p>
<p>I'd rule Yale out...the schoolwide inferiority complex could really get annoying after a while. Plus it tends to attract Harvard rejects, sad to say. What was the cross admit rate, 84.1%?</p>
<p>"It used to be the case that of students who were admitted to Harvard and Princeton or Harvard and Yale, seven of 10 would choose to go to Harvard," Princeton Professor Katz says. "It may be more now. There is a tendency for the academically best to skew even more to Harvard. We just get our socks beat off in those cases."</p>
<p>According the the most recent NBER Revealed Preference study, 64% of cross admits can be expected to choose Harvard over Yale.</p>
<p>i got into harvard, and can easily afford it, but i've decided that i rather go to a community college, get a certificate and join a local travel agency as a travel agent. i prefer a simple life...</p>
<p>And Princeton has ED, which means that 50% of those who are admitted to Princeton can't even apply to Harvard so those numbers are misleading but yes we know the brand name matters enough to many that they choose it over Princeton and some choose it because they prefer Cambridge and so on and so on.</p>
<p>And still, if you are a top student who likes the quiet and green, but still wants to be 1 hour from NYC, go to Princeton.</p>
<p>you guys are still arguing this?</p>
<p>I think it all comes down to personal preference at this level. For me, I just feel fortunate that I was accepted to these colleges. I'm not going to go knocking Yale just because I picked Harvard over it. That's just stupid...well, until the football game).</p>
<p>Seriously though, when I visited Yale for the first time I thought: "If only it was in Cambridge" And my impression of Princeton was: "wow this seems to be a wonderful school- perfect even... but not for me"</p>
<p>So what if a school isn't the best at everything. Name me something that is?</p>
<p>With that said, the OP question is a good one. Hey, do you guys think anyone turns down Harvard just to say that they "could've gone to H"?</p>
<p>"Seriously though, when I visited Yale for the first time I thought: "If only it was in Cambridge""</p>
<p>And in Cambridge they say "if only this was Yale."</p>
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<p>do you guys think anyone turns down Harvard just to say that they "could've gone to H"?</p>
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<p>If so, Harvard dodges a bullet when those individuals go elsewhere.</p>
<p>haha well said, Hanna!</p>
<p>you know what, Mensa160? Just kidding, that's a good retort. I hope it's not true. I really hope I'm making the right decision in choosing Harvard over Yale, though I don't think I can go wrong either way. We shall see though.</p>
<p>I'm down to Harvard and Princeton, and I think I'll go with Princeton... I'm not entirely sure yet.</p>
<p>lol, i've never heard any Harvard student say they wish Harvard were Yale...amuses me what stories Yalies make up to feel better about themselves.</p>
<p>i'd much rather go stanford... its good at engineering plus it is in Cali ... it doesn't have the name of harvard thats about it...</p>
<p>I think this is the hardest decision I'll ever have to make... Harvard, Penn, or WUSTL??? Penn and WUSTL have my major- PPE, and I'm pretty sure that Harvard doesn't have that. I haven't received my official finaid packet yet, but I'm pretty sure that i will go to Harvard free cuz i make under $60,000. I've visited Penn and WUSTL, but will not get a chance to visit Harvard. What should I do?? Do you think I can make the concentration PPE?? help</p>
<p>It might help if you tell us what PPE stands for...</p>
<p>Joanna,</p>
<p>I just googled PPE... Politics, Philosophy & Economics.
Yes, Harvard DOES indeed have a concentration that can
be fashioned into something similar to PPE.</p>
<p>You can major in "Social Studies". Yes, I know it sounds like a middle school name, but it is an Honors-only concentration that incorporates
Economics, Government, Political Science, Philosophy, Psychology, etc.
The website is:
<a href="http://www.fas.harvard.edu/%7Esocstud/%5B/url%5D">http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~socstud/</a></p>
<p>Harvard or Yale....ha! Easy choice, I picked Yale :)</p>