<p>All this “who wins cross-admits” is all so pointless anyway, because no one with any kind of positive self-esteem makes decisions by saying, “Gosh, what’s the consensus among other people?” If you personally prefer Duke over Dartmouth (or whatever), then who cares what other people faced with the choice of Duke and Dartmouth do? Well, maybe their tastes and preferences aren’t yours. It’s kind of sad when people faced with what are clearly two-excellent-choices (as would be the choice between an Ivy League and another similar elite school) don’t have the self-esteem to place their own personal preferences and likes to the forefront, and instead think they have to follow the lead of others.</p>