Rank These Schools: Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and MIT

Applying to College
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<p>I'm applying to these five schools (along with some others). For right now, I'd like to get some opinions on how well they stand against each other. </p>

<p>The Top Five: </p>

<p>Stanford
Harvard
Princeton
Yale
MIT</p>

<p>I realize that each one has different strengths and weaknesses in various departments and whatnot but, I'm pretty much interested in everything. My tentative major will be either environmental science or physics (I can see that makes Stanford and MIT automatically stick out) but I'm also thinking about English and possibly a minor in a foreign language. Rank, please.</p>

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<p>Functionly Equivelent, deponds on department.</p>

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<p>Five-way tie so far. Provide more direction and/or visit each.</p>

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<p>MIT
Harvard
Stanford
Yale
Princeton
I love Boston in general, MIT edges Harvard (I love MIT, though others have described it as cold and metallic), though I also love the oldschool feel of Harvard. I've never been to any of the others, but I like what i've heard about Stanford.</p>

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<p>Also, what do you like in terms of campus and people? For example, Stanford has a ginormous campus that appeals to some people, but I personally don't like it.</p>

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<p>Er..... does it really matter?</p>

<p>When you get to schools that are so @#$#ing prestigious, capable, elite, amazing, etc. etc. it all comes down to personal preference ie what you want in terms of location, size, etc.</p>

<p>I really don't think employers are gonna look upon Princeton alums more highly than MIT or Stanford or Yale alums or vice versa</p>

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<p>Princeton
Stanford
Yale
Harvard
MIT</p>

<p>In order from which I would most want to attend to least.</p>

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<p>"My tentative major will be either environmental science or physics (I can see that makes Stanford and MIT automatically stick out)"</p>

<p>actually, harvard and princeton are just as good for physics, if not even a bit better. the last national research council rankings have them #1 and #2 in the country, in fact (MIT #3 and stanford #9).</p>

<p><a href="http://www.stat.tamu.edu/%7Ejnewton/nrc_rankings/nrc41.html#area33%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.stat.tamu.edu/~jnewton/nrc_rankings/nrc41.html#area33&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Princeton
Harvard
Yale
Stanford
MIT</p>

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<p>I think Stanford is a bit overrated. I look at the other 4 and I see</p>

<p>Princeton: best undergrad teaching/program
Yale: Top Law School in the country
Harvard: Basically the best institution in the world
MIT: The best engineering program</p>

<p>Stanford is still a tremendous institution tho. I think Stanford gets more recongition due to its campus.</p>

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<p>Are you applying to these top 5 just because they're the top five? Yale and MIT are both excellent institutions, but the strengths and feels of the schools are so different it's not even funny.</p>

<p>I mean, I notice that you claim to recognize the strengths are different, but the schools themselves are really different as well, if you have the energy to apply to all 5 as well as matches and reaches, though, more power to you.</p>

<p>As far as ranking goes, I think that trying to rank these institutions would be splitting hairs.</p>

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<p>This is a pointless thread. Come back when you get accepted to all of them. Even then it will be a pointless question.</p>

<p>Oh and before Byerly says it, "The overwhelming majority of cross admits choose Harvard."</p>

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<p>"The overwhelming majority of cross admits choose Harvard."
4 out of 5, in fact!</p>

<p>But seriously, comparing those 5 is just stupid.</p>