if u were accepted to all ivies, where would u go and why??.. i just thought it would be interesting to know.
if you had the choice b/w princeton and yale, or yale and columbia, or harvard and princeton and yale?
<p>The truth is it all depends. Obvisouly some are "ranked" higher than others but they're all so good that the decision should come down to what type of school you want. Urban or rural? Small or large? They're all amazing academically so the decision should be based on your personal preference.</p>
<p>I would go to Brown. I just love Providence and the open curriculum really appeals to me. My preference would be something like:</p>
<p>-Brown
-Harvard/Yale
-Princeton
-Dartmouth/Penn
-Columbia
-Cornell</p>
<p>I wouldn't go to Columbia or Cornell, I don't think. They just don't appeal to me at all. I think I'd be happy enough at any of the other Ivies.</p>
<p>I'd say...</p>
<p>Harvard
Princeton
Yale
Penn
Columbia
Dartmouth
Brown
Cornell</p>
<p>Columbia
Harvard
Cornell
Penn
Princeton
Yale
Brown
Dartmouth</p>
<p>Princeton
Dartmouth
Harvard/Yale
Penn</p>
<p>wouldn't go to columbia, cornell, or brown</p>
<p>why?? (everyone)</p>
<p>Harvard -- though I'm concerned about their endowment...they fired their best guy
Princeton
Yale -- but I am concerned about the campus
Columbia
U Penn (though, to be honest, this would be lower if I weren't interested in finance)
Brown (could be switched with Dartmouth)
Dartmouth
Cornell (better if you're science-heavy, I think)</p>
<p>I do think it a bit pointless to limit only to the Ivies. Most people that would be choosing between these probably applied to at least one of Stanford, Duke, J. Hopkins, Georgetown, Northwestern, maybe Berkeley or U Chicago. Personally, I'd put Stanford just above Columbia, and Duke and maybe Georgetown would also be high up there. If you're looking for small, liberal artsy, I'd think Vassar would be up there too.</p>
<p>I love Brown because of Providence and its open curriculum. I'm attracted to its liberal campus and love art and the opportunities I could get from being so close to RISD.</p>
<p>I put Harvard and Yale next because I love Cambridge (Harvard) and the Yale environment really appeals to me. New Haven is also a good distance from home. Both schools also have incredible reputations and amazing professors.</p>
<p>I like Princeton's undergrad focus and Classics/architecture department, but it seems like too stuffy of an environment. </p>
<p>Not sure if I like the J Crew prep Dartmouth image, but it is otherwise pretty appealing to me. I have a lot of family at Penn and I'm not crazy about Philly, so.</p>
<p>I can't stand New York and Cornell and Columbia just don't appeal to me remotely.</p>
<p>Penn - I love Philadelphia + Penn's pre-professional atmosphere
Yale
Cornell
Darmouth
Princeton
Brown
Columbia
Harvard</p>
<p>Brown
Yale
Columbia
Cornell
Harvard
Princeton
Penn
Dartmouth</p>
<p>Penn (where I'm headed)
Columbia (UChicago would be second...but since it's the Ivies only thread)
Princeton/Yale/Harvard
Dartmouth</p>
<p>Cornell/Brown</p>
<p>Columbia (where I will be attending)
Yale
Penn
Princeton
Brown
Harvard
Cornell
Dartmouth</p>
<p>I love big cities (I come from LA) and Columbia's emphasis on graduate schools and interdisciplinary studies is very appealing. Columbia is also making a huge push with their music program, especially jazz, and as a musician this is extremely important.</p>
<p>Cornell (Where I'm going, haha)
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Penn
Dartmouth
Brown</p>
<p>Princeton, because I have some good friends that go there and their track coach is the man.
UPenn, because I have some good friends that go there and their track coach is the man.
Harvard, because I love Boston.
Cornell, because their track team is the best.
Yale, because I'm not a big fan of New Haven.
Columbia, because it's location is worse than Yale's.
Dartmouth, because it's in the middle of ****ing nowhere.
Brown, because I hate Rhode Island.</p>
<p>Easy enough.</p>
<p>Columbia - good overall school (I'm undecided) and NYC is great. Also, Columbia doesn't seem to place as much emphasis on tradition as HYP (although they obviously still do more than most schools).
Harvard - the best overall, and in Boston, which is a nice town. But I don't care much for the atmosphere of Harvard, and if I could get in (which I can't) I would go to Columbia instead.
Cornell - strong in the sciences, and a pretty social school. Minus is that if I went here I would end up trying to snowboard and probably breaking my body.
Penn - good in biology, decent in physics (the fields I'm considering), decent setting, decent social life. Not particularly outstanding to me, but a nice school
(gap)
Princeton - strong in the sciences, but I don't care for the setting or the atmosphere.
Yale - see Princeton, but not as strong in the sciences
Brown - nothing here for me
Dartmouth - see Brown</p>
<p>Stanford and MIT I would pick over any of these (of course, that's sort of like asking which small country I would like to buy the most - a nice question to dream about), and UofC/Duke are in a grey area around the top two. UNC over Penn and below, because I am in-state. To me, a good city can make up easily for a more quiet campus (and even then, no campus is devoid of social activity), and UofC is excellent in physics and good in biology.</p>
<p>you're concerned about Harvard's endowment????? Harvard has 22 billion dollars....they have 5 times more than the #2 school with the most endowment...what are u talking about????</p>
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they have 5 times more than the #2 school with the most endowment...what are u talking about????
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<p>Well, not five times, but nearly double Yale, if memory serves. However, the key to a good endowment is having the right people manage it so it grows, and he's worried that by firing not only their top guy but also the second in command, the investment company is going to lack the vision that made it so good.</p>