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<p>JHS - in your world, you could see kids turning down Harvard for Duke, Stanford, etc. but you can’t see them turning it down for Vanderbilt. I think that’s because, as you’ve noted in the past, Vanderbilt isn’t as much on radar screens in the Philadelphia area. You’re going to have to trust that in other parts of the country, Vanderbilt would absolutely be seen as a top contender. The group of “top contenders” varies considerably by region of the country; the “Ivies + MIT + Stanford as the top and everyone else appreciably below” is not a national phenomenon, at all.</p>