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<p>For soft, cream puffs. For true ‘butt-kicking’, I’d start with The Military Academy at West Point, then Naval Academy, Air Force Academy… :D</p>
<p>Caltech would be next in my line.</p>
<p>btw: UChicago’s rep for rigor should be past-tense. It has mean grading policies similar to most other private colleges. Ditto premed at Cal. While the curves are brutal, the fact is that flagships continue to admit sub-standard students, who are those that flunk; thus, for the well-prepared, a B average is attainable. (Sure, a B average won’t get you into med school, but that is no different than anywhere else.)</p>