<p>and i totally feel you guys on the fin aid issues. my dad wants me to cut down on the apps to small privates because he doesnt think i'll get enough money - but I really want to go the above posted schools.
arghhh. i guess i'll have to wait until spring to figure it out.</p>
<p>Yale, hands down, is my first choice.
Columbia, Stanford, and University of Chicago all tie for second.
Maybe Princeton for third.</p>
<p>Definitely Columbia. Followed closely by Yale. </p>
<p>I just could not afford to apply ED to Columbia for financial reasons. My family's expected contribution at Yale is about 1/3 as much as anywhere else, thanks to that new aid initiative they passed last year.</p>
<p>Yale
then Stanford, Harvard and few others</p>
<p>but if I get into Yale, WHOOO!!</p>
<ol>
<li>Yale
...
...
...</li>
<li>Chicago</li>
<li>UMich</li>
<li>Michigan State</li>
</ol>
<p>That's all I'm applying to.</p>
<p>I've changed my mind. Yale is no longer tied with Princeton and now Yale is way above everything else. :)</p>
<p>Yeah, Yale was my number 1 forever until I visited Harvard a few weeks ago. Now they're sort of tied. But then again, I think that the only reason I like Harvard so much right now is because it's new for me and has the wow-factor. If it comes down to it, I think I would choose Yale over Harvard.</p>
<p>DON'T GO TO THE DARK SIDE. I don't understand how anyone could be attracted to Harvard...</p>
<p>haha agreed. :)</p>
<p>ohhhh but harvard is so wonderful.</p>
<p>It's beautiful, the location is benevolent, and the people are so kind! But come to think of it, I think I only love it because I was able to watch Gossip Girl whilst I was there.</p>
<p>mk but seriously... I've also added brown to my list :(. Just in case thangs don't work out.</p>
<p>That may be all true, but their undergraduate institution is really not something I would want to get involved with.</p>
<p>Yeah, I've heard bad stories about professor dedications and priorities and with the level of competition between students. I don't know, even though Yale does also have an extensive graduate school system, I feel like it is much more devoted to its undergrads than Harvard is.</p>
<p>Yale, Dartmouth, Harvard for me!</p>
<p>:) Yippee Yale!!</p>
<p>mkkkk bump!</p>
<ol>
<li>Yale</li>
</ol>
<p>.</p>
<p>Okay, not ONE person mentioned Cornell!!
Why not Cornell? It's an amazing institution and is less difficult than Yale to get into.</p>
<ol>
<li>Cornell</li>
<li>Yale</li>
<li>Williams</li>
<li>Everything else I'm applying to</li>
</ol>
<p>!!
(I applied to Cornell ED but felt like perusing the Yale forum for a bit)</p>
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Why not Cornell? It's an amazing institution and is less difficult than Yale to get into.
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<p>Because I would have to spend the rest of my life saying things like this :(.</p>
<p>jk jplay jk.... but wait, really.</p>
<p>IT IS COLD. Have you been to Ithaca?</p>
<p>Because New Haven is practically Miami in terms of weather.</p>
<p>ChandlerBing, I believe I mentioned Cornell unless it was in a different thread.</p>
<p>Edit: Ah yes, it was in a different thread. Cornell is still tied for my favorite (Yale being the other); if only it's financial aid were up to par w/ Yale's.</p>