<p>It is interesting that Stanford competes with schools like Harvard and MIT for top students. That says alot, being the most well rounded university. Did somebody choose Stanford over Tech schools or over ivies? Whas it a hard decision for you guys?</p>
<p>I choose Stanford over Penn & Brown, although those aren't the top Ivies.</p>
<p>I chose Stanford over Yale, Brown, Dartmouth, and Cornell. The only school that I had trouble giving up was Yale but I felt so much more comfortable at Stanford so it wasnt that hard of a decision.</p>
<p>Stanford > Columbia
:)</p>
<p>I picked it over Harvard and Princeton... it was a hard decision to give up Princeton, 'cause I love that school, but I think I'm happy with my decision. Guess we'll see come fall, eh?</p>
<p>I chose Stanford over Cornell, Dartmouth and Penn, as a transfer applicant if it makes a difference.</p>
<p>-Eddie-</p>
<p>stanford => mit > columbia</p>
<p>I chose Stanford over Princeton, it just seemed like I would be happier at Stanford</p>
<p>My son is already a Stanford student ('06), and he chose Stanford over Harvard, MIT, and Princeton (and we are from the East coast). He has had a great experience at Stanford and it was definitely the right choice for him.</p>
<p>I chose Stanford over Caltech and a few lower Ivies. In fact, that was not a tough decision, as I was convinced that Stanford was superior to these schools in many aspects.</p>
<p>I chose Stanford over Columbia, Penn, Cornell and Dartmouth. The universities I was ultimately deciding between were Stanford and UChiago, since I am interested in Economics. </p>
<p>Also, Balliol College, Oxford, although I never considred going there.</p>
<p>In fact, I declined Cambridge as well. inuendo, good job getting into Oxford! Did you get into PPE?</p>
<p>wow I would love to go to Oxford...for graduate school =)</p>
<p>Yes, how did you guess that?</p>
<p>Well, I thought if you are interested in doing economics at Oxford, PPE is probably the best choice. Anyways, its great that you got into PPE! Several from my school applied there, but none of them got in. It's certainly one of the most selective courses in UK.</p>
<p>Statics, I would never go to Oxford. The only reason I applied there was because I went to a British Curriculum high school so I thought I might as well just apply! </p>
<p>The quality of British higher education is not comparable to US universities, and the elite US universities are far superior to Oxford and Cambridge. The students that got into Oxford and Cambridge from my school, and other schools in my city (the majority of schools follow a British Curriculum), would not have been able to get into a top 25 university in the US. I have friends who got into LSE and UCL that are now going to NYU and some who got into Warrick and Durham who are going to UVA. One is going to York after getting rejected at 23 US universities; the only two he got into were Bates College and NYU.</p>
<p>inuendo, your comment really gave me a good relief and eased my anxiety about my decision. Declining Cambridge was a very tough decision, but I am hoping that this turns out to be the right decision for my future. I agree with you about those getting into top UK schools but rejected by US colleges. That was the case in my school as well. </p>
<p>But the only thing I'm still not sure about is the prestige perceived by normal people. Especially in my home country Japan, the name of Cambridge still gives a lot more impact and a "wow" factor than Stanford. Anyways, I think it's what I can get out of the university education rather than what people on the street think that really matters in the end.</p>
<p>Wow... is Oxbridge really...not that great?</p>
<p>Stanford > Yale > Princeton >>>>>>>>>>>>> Cornell</p>
<p>Mmm, I read an article in the Economist about how Oxbridge's quality has declined to the point where top US schools are really a lot better. And I don't see why the Economist would have a vested interest in trashing their country's top schools, so I tend to trust them on that....</p>