Schools of different types on the same list?

[ucbalumnus]

@Massmomm

It’s interesting to me that people wonder why a student should have, say, a large public on the same list as a small private, but no questions it when a kid applies to all the Ivies. They are also a very diverse lot of schools.

Having colleges of different sizes on the list should not be too surprising, unless the student’s “fit” criteria actually do include a specific size range (many students do not have size range in their “fit” criteria).

Similarly, applying to all of the Ivy League schools suggests that the applicant’s “fit” criteria are primarily based on exclusivity or prestige, rather than other characteristics of the schools.