<p>To certain extent, but not a big deal (for people whose minds have been engraved with “Ivy League” since childhood, it’s hard to erase it). Did I ever say that I like the Ivies more than MIT and Stanford? Nope. I just said MIT and Stanford are different from the Ivy schools. I would still put MS over many Ivies.</p>
<p>Alexandre, why do you think I’m more suited for an LAC?</p>
<p>You said that you prefer smaller departments with few faculty members. The Ivy League are research focused for the most part. the only notable exception is Dartmouth and perhaps Brown. The remaining Ivies are very research driven.</p>
<p>ok, fair enough :)</p>