<p>n-1 group. accepted at MIT ( a top applicant who received a phone call from the dean of admissions instead of an e-mail notification of acceptance ), several ivies. went there, did not like them. looked at ND with open mind, and picked it over all of them. as has often been said, the undergrad experience at ND takes a back seat to nobody. ungrads do indeed take a back seat at many of the aforementioned schools.</p>