<p>Yale is the most selective Ivy, and the most prestigious in a per-person sense. </p>
<p>Obviously, Harvard is larger in terms of enrollment (and much more impersonal than Yale), and because of this it has a slightly larger media profile -- just as, McDonald's has a higher profile than Starbucks because it has more locations. But media profile tells you nothing about quality. Visit each school and stay overnight for a few days, including for a weekend, if you're lucky enough to get into either or both that is, and you'll notice they are dramatically different.</p>