<p>As a rejected SCEA applicant, I'm not going to my dream school but not really sure where else to apply since I was too set on Stanford to look at anything else as closely. Does anyone know of schools similar to Stanford (hardworking while seemingly laid back students, athletics, school spirit, tech. influences) without the 10% acceptance rate? I'd like to do computer science and business (econ/finance), but I'm not totally decided. Any help would be great. Thanks</p>
<p>WashU is cool
a Stanford grad said Dartmouth compares on some levels including the quarter system</p>
<p>or consider honors programs/colleges at state schools i.e. UCF</p>
<p>WUSTL, Rice, Emory (maybe).</p>
<p>Duke is very much like Stanford</p>
<p>Northwestern</p>
<p>i second duke and northwestern, but i don't think so much emory. very reputable, but it seemed to be a little cliquey and a tad too homogeneous for me, which i didn't get from stanford.</p>
<p>Dartmouth and Brown: laid back, school spirit, etc. Duke and Northwestern also fit the bill.</p>
<p>i would say Duke is basically the east coast equivalent of stanford, though not quite as selective</p>
<p>i'd say rice if you don't hate texas. i like rice. it's pretty. small. 17% admit rate or so. same style of architecture as stanford.</p>
<p>Northwestern has good EECS and econ departments. MMSS and Kellogg certificate programs further enhance the offering for business-oriented students.</p>
<p>Duke and Rice seem like the right choice :)</p>