<p>According to where I want to go</p>
<p>Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Columbia
Dartmouth
UPenn
Brown
Cornell</p>
<p>According to where I wanted to go last year:</p>
<p>Princeton*
Harvard
Dartmouth
Yale
Cornell
Columbia</p>
<p>(UPenn and Brown didn't even figure in my little plan. Then again... neither of them accepted the Common Application. I know Columbia didn't either, but at least it was in NY.)</p>
<p>*I guess things worked out wonderfully for me!</p>
<p>Well, I guess selectivity depends on your source...I still stand by my ranking though : ).</p>
<p>To each his own, Jonny boy. :)</p>
<p>princeton
princeton
princeton
princeton
:) lol i mean it too</p>
<p>Princeton
Harvard
Yale
UPenn
Brown
Colombia
Dartmouth
Cornell</p>
<p>pk12313 -- would it seem awkward if I said "I LOOOOOOOOVE YOUUUUU!!!"?</p>
<p>:) lol I mean it too (well... at least in the context of this thread).</p>
<p>pk12313 seems to love princeton... not only in this post but in almost every post...hope u get into princeton...good luck man...</p>
<p>For those of you who are REALLY curious about how the Ancient Eight measure up against each other, check out the following un-articles:</p>
<p><a href="http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University%5B/url%5D">http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Princeton_University</a>
<a href="http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University%5B/url%5D">http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University</a>
<a href="http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Yale_University%5B/url%5D">http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Yale_University</a>
<a href="http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/UPenn%5B/url%5D">http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/UPenn</a>
<a href="http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University%5B/url%5D">http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University</a>
<a href="http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Brown_University%5B/url%5D">http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Brown_University</a></p>
<p>They don't have Dartmouth and Cornell ones (for good reasons of course). ;)</p>
<p>Here's an Ivy League un-article. Consider it a cherry on top:</p>
<p><a href="http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League%5B/url%5D">http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League</a></p>
<p>This will be FUN research I assure you. With how hard you guys all work, you do owe yourselves a little comic relief. :D I was in your shoes once. You'll become more certain about things (though it does take some time).</p>
<p>Happy reading!</p>
<p>Here is my list... it is not based upon academics.</p>
<p>Harvard (solely for its brand)
Princeton (I really hope that my application is accepted)
Cornell (met many amazing students, admissions department is friendly and encouraging)
Yale/Brown
UPenn (found their admissions department to be non-responsive, ex-students were negative towards the school)
Columbia
Dartmouth (did not know they were Ivy, had not heard of them before)</p>
<p>Based on my experience with recruiting, reputation in business:</p>
<p>Harvard
Yale/ Princeton
Dartmouth/ Columbia
Brown/ Penn
Cornell</p>
<p>You can't really rank by quality, so by favorites:
Princeton
Yale
Brown
Harvard
Columbia
Penn
Dartmouth
Cornell</p>
<p>Rankings based on colors/mascots:</p>
<ol>
<li>Princeton - Very original colors, and tigers are pretty sweet animals</li>
<li>Columbia - Lions are surprisingly not used much, but the baby blue is a little gay</li>
<li>Yale - Bulldogs shows up a lot, even if Yale did have it first. Blue is not that creative.</li>
<li>Brown - Bears is very generic, and brown is the WORST school color ever. But, since they are the only ones that have just "brown" as a color, at least they are original.</li>
<li>Cornell - The schools with just colors for mascots are pathetic. At least Cornell has the little bears to go with it.</li>
<li>Dartmouth -Again with the colors only thing, but green ranks very highly amongst the colors. It's pretty unique.</li>
<li>Harvard - Just plain old crimson? Not to mention about 1 out of 3 schools have a different name for "dark red" as their school color.</li>
<li>UPenn - "Go Quakers"? How can people say that with a straight face? Oh, and blue and red do not go together. Definitely the worst mascot AND color scheme of the whole league.</li>
</ol>
<p>I'm a big Princeton fan, but not of their colors. It's kind of ugly to wear a black and orange sweatshirt except on October 31. Just me though.</p>
<p>Copied this off a previous thread. Goes along with my rankings. ;)</p>
<p>Here are the eight Ivy League colleges ranked phonetically.</p>
<ol>
<li>BROWN</li>
</ol>
<p>I’m sorry. The short, blunt sound. The soft “br” consonant and the round “ow” diphthong vowel. This is the clear loser in the Ivy League. “Brown” is also hurt by the fact that it’s a color -- the fact that the color is an unattractive one -- the fact that the unattractive color is associated with a personal human function. I mean, if the school in Providence were called “Aqua” or “Chartreuse,” that would be awesome. But “Brown” just doesn’t cut it.</p>
<ol>
<li>PENN</li>
</ol>
<p>From a phonetic standpoint, all the one-syllable schools are at a disadvantage. Just too curt. Brusque. If you weren’t paying attention, you’d miss them entirely. “Penn” ranks above “Brown” because it’s not a color, but it’s still hurt by the fact that it’s a word. And a pedestrian word at that. Any word for an object that people don’t really mind losing does not connote value. The folks in West Philadelphia have long complained about the confusion with Penn State. I say it’s time for an upgrade. Let’s go for two syllables. Why not aim for the top? Rename it “Porsche.”</p>
<ol>
<li>YALE</li>
</ol>
<p>By far the best of the one-syllable names by virtue of the fact that it’s not also a word. But starting off with a “y” is not as sharp as, you know, a real consonant. “Yale” almost sounds like half of a name. Now “Vail” or “Shale” would sound cool. Even “Bail” has a certain positive tough guy sound. Sadly, “Yale” doesn’t get there.</p>
<ol>
<li>COLUMBIA</li>
</ol>
<p>A huge step up from the one-syllable names but “Columbia” almost goes too far. It’s so long that it almost sounds like a sentence. How about this exchange? “What did you do last night, Bob?” “Columbia.” “I see.” But it does have a certain flowing, almost mellifluous quality. Like I said, “Columbia” draws the dividing line between the bad Ivy names and the good Ivy names, and it’s on the good side of the line. </p>
<ol>
<li>CORNELL</li>
</ol>
<p>Now you’re starting to get to the high rent district. The two-syllable names are long enough to have a personality but still short enough to be strong and powerful. But “Corn” is a weak way to start off the name. Again, a bit too pedestrian. Suggests “Soybean” or “Wheat.” Neither of these two would be a good name for a university.</p>
<ol>
<li>HARVARD</li>
</ol>
<p>Some people consider HYP to be the Big Three, and therefore Harvard is a two-time winner. It’s also in the Phonetic Big Three. The “v” is a unique, clearly identifying consonant. However, like the round “ow” sound in “Brown,” “Harvard” is hurt a bit by the round “ar” vowel. Not just once, but twice. And don’t even get me started about pronouncing it with a Boston accent. But still no apologies for “Harvard.” A distinctive, strong sounding name.</p>
<ol>
<li>DARTMOUTH</li>
</ol>
<p>Extremely difficult to differentiate among the Phonetic Big Three. The “D” is an excellent, sharp consonant to start off with. The “t” is also a superb ending consonant. Very resonant. Trails off after that, though, to the slightly weaker “mouth” at the end. Not a great sound, especially the way it’s pronounced “meth” in this context. But overall, ranks right up there.</p>
<ol>
<li>PRINCETON</li>
</ol>
<p>Ladies and gentlemen, your winner. A very close call over “Dartmouth” and “Harvard.” But gets the nod due to the strong starting “Pr” consonant package and because “ton” is the sharpest and best of all the two syllable names’ second halves. Bonus points because “Prince,” like its namesake, simply sounds regal. There’s a reason “The Princeton Review” is not called “The Brown Review.” Crisp, clean and refreshing, “Princeton” has it all.</p>
<p>Either way, Princeton is #1. :D</p>
<p>I love that post!</p>
<p>Amen brotha! I love that post too!! :D</p>
<p>hehehe this is kool</p>
<ol>
<li>Princeton (usnews also agrees)</li>
<li>harvard</li>
<li>yale</li>
<li>columbia</li>
<li>upenn</li>
<li>dartmouth</li>
<li>brown</li>
<li>cornell</li>
</ol>
<p>princeton rocks~! tigers rule~!</p>