<p>in terms of: student body, location, academic rigor, etc.</p>
<p>A lot of people cite Johns Hopkins and Northwestern.</p>
<p>Brown (minus the core curriculum) and Dartmouth (minus being in the middle of nowhere).</p>
<p>Big cross-applicant schools: Brown, Northwestern, Wesleyan, Dartmouth, Georgetown (especially for kids interested in IR), Johns Hopkins, Barnard, Wellesley, Amherst, Middlebury</p>