<p>^location is a BIG deal for some people (like myself).
I like stanford but I would never apply as an undergrad be/c it’s way to far from NJ. My family doesn’t have a lot of money and Im extremely attached to them…not being able to travel back home whenever I can (plane tickets are expensive!..and i dont like flying) would be a very sad thing for me.</p>
<p>It’s a big deal for some people.</p>
<p>You forgot Penn, OP 
For that, my friend, I can give you no advice. </p>
<p>But seriously, apply to all these schools and then worry about it. Tell them you want some safeties. There is really no harm in applying, I guess. On the flip side, if you purposefully sabotage your own Ivy applications, they can’t make you go to a school you didn’t get into…</p>
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<p>See above. Perhaps you can talk about how much you hate Catholics for your entire essay and they’ll probably reject you…Your parents would probably rather pay for Yale over a state school anyway if they were willing to pay for ND. <<I feel guilty even suggesting that…but just sayin’</p>
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Too extreme. Remember, they have the contact info for the parents, guidance counselor, principal, et cetera. That would warrant some concerned calls. It’s easy to be a lackluster candidate without doing this, like by not sending the right SAT scores.</p>
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<p>As BillyMc said, the Ivy League is a sports division. Stanford has its’ own athletic thing going on, as do Duke and Georgetown. JHU sucks at sports, and older colleges like Rutgers and W&M weren’t invited/declined.</p>
<p>On the topic, consider Duke. It’s an excellent school and North Carolina is a pretty nice climate, from what I’ve heard. Vanderbilt would also be a good choice, as would UVa and Notre Dame.</p>
<p>Tell them about the debt.</p>
<p>im actually starting to conside duke and emory since the climate is nice there and i have family down there .
my parents were pretty shocked when i told them the ivy thing so i’ll try to bring up the whole cali thing again soon . thanks for all your help guys !!</p>