<p>1 - Do these schools seem to have any preferences in what type of students they admit? What differentiates a Harvard admit vs a Yale or Princeton admit? etc etc</p>
<p>2 - Which school is probably the hardest to get into? Harvard probably gets more "what-the-heck" applicants, thus making the admissions rates lower, right? So IMO Princeton and Yale are probably harder to get into because you don't get as many of those types of admits.</p>
<p>1) Nothing. They all either have a hook or are extraordinary in many ways</p>
<p>2) The same.</p>
<p>1) Princeton students are private and snobby, yale students are theatrical and showy, harvard students are authoritative, magisterial and arrogant. no, i have no clue but i think of there are average personalities those are it.</p>
<p>2) its really a toss up</p>
<p>They all admit the same people. what they turn into after attending the schools is a different thing altogether…</p>
<p>I hear Harvard is (even) crazy(er) about demonstrated leadership.</p>
<p>In my experience, they love kids who radiate a conviction that “I’m special.” (Note that this does not necessarily indicate that the kid isn’t nice. And they probably are special. But modest types and introverts who may be just as special are staggering under a major handicap.)</p>
<p>BigMike - can you explain more of what you mean? How do each of the schools shape what they become?</p>
<p>From my experiences with people who got accepted or rejected to these schools, I want to say that comparatively, Harvard wants the most “well-rounded” student with very strong leadership and community service (not the pure nerds); Yale goes for the “angular” student who dedicates himself to at least one activity; Princeton likes smart kids… This is my two cents.</p>
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Which is why I’m glad I picked up a knack for baseball, because otherwise I would be somewhat screwed for the college admissions process.</p>
<p>But seriously, I do think extroversion is an important quality to have, and that those innately introverted should make the effort to develop the qualities of extroverts.</p>
<p>And no, I see no difference in the quality or characteristics of the student bodies at each school. Each reputation is only rooted by what occurred in the past. Nowadays colleges can ill-afford to subscribe to such reputations when they have the opportunity to garner student bodies that are impressive on all levels.</p>
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I wholeheartedly disagree. Introversion or extroversion do not matter - it is the ability to think (reason, analyze, etc) and communicate that matter most. You can generalize that introverts usually do more of one and extroverts more of another, but it is just that - a generalization. It is not a perfect correlation.</p>
<p>This thread is just asking for the myth machine to raise it’s ugly head. Keep in mind how amazingly similar the stats are.</p>
<p>^ I think the OP was asking certain/typical “culture” at those respective colleges that distinguishes them from the others.</p>