<p>XIggy: Inasmuch as I did not participate in THAT part of the discussion, allow me to share that I agree with you. Claiming that Middlebury is two notches better than Cornell is just as s*illy as pretending that that Amherst and Williams are equal to Harvard and Princeton. *When it comes to HYPS, it is extremely hard to find any school that could claim to be an equal.</p>
<p>I asked a Harvard professor once: Which school provides you with the best graduate students? Amazingly, he chose three schools – two of which you proclaim could never be equal to Harvard or Princeton. And, this professor is a Harvard undergrad/grad person. So, he would have more bias for it than most anyone considering the Crimson has provided his home since 17 years of age.</p>
<p>I will have to rely upon the professor’s opinion on this topic.</p>