<p>I know that all Ivies are almost impossible to get into. That said, which Ivy would be easiest to gain admission to? I'm a good student and I want to take a whack at an Ivy, yet, at $70 an application I'd prefer to only try one.</p>
<p>Really depends on which one suits your style. Just because an Ivy has the highest acceptance rate doesn't mean it'll pick you; remember, admissions officers can be highly subjective.</p>
<p>By far...Cornell</p>
<p>...Cornell...</p>
<p>They say Cornell is the easiest to get into, but the hardest to stay.</p>
<p>True, but I doubt that colleges such as Harvard, Yale, and Princeton would be more prone to accept me because they have the lowest acceptance rates. I know it is a toss up at any of these schools. I just want to have a better chance at getting accepted</p>
<p>I think after 2009 admissions stats came in, it was Harvard, but don't quote me on that.
Anyways, pick the one you like best; this way it's more like you're selecting a reach than just wasting an application for a "what if?" situation. If you like Cornell best, use the $ to apply to Cornell. If you like Brown best, apply to Brown. If Penn's your favorite, apply there.</p>
<p>None are easy at all, but out of them... Cornell, followed closely by Dartmouth.</p>
<p>I'm kind of a random hippie so I heard Brown fits that description. Anyone know if all Ivies use common application?</p>
<p>statisically... Cornell.</p>
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all but Columbia.</p>
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<p>I love this impression that people have that all you need to do to stroll into Brown is be some loveable tie-dyed t-shirt wearing hippie, flash the peace sign. First, Brown's rep may be that of being "ultra" liberal, but from the bigger picture its still very much an "IVY LEAGUE" institution. If you had to go with a negative label, the "preppy rich snob"would probably be a more accurate reflection than your bong-hugging hippie. But the bottom line is this -- you are going to be surrounded by some of the best talent in the nation -- highly motivated students, superb student athletes and just as many valedictorians as you would at HYPSM on any given year, etc. So don't kid yourself, take a look at the stats, its one of the hardest schools to get into save HYPSM itself.</p>
<p>Based on acceptance rates for the class of 2102:</p>
<p>Cornell
Penn
Brown
Dartmouth
Columbia
Princeton
Yale
Harvard</p>
<p>Cornell over 20% acceptance, Penn at 18%, Dartmouth and Brown about 13%....</p>
<p>I've stated several times that Ivy admissions are very tough. I don't think I can stroll into Brown, in fact, I probably will never be within 100 miles of its campus. Yet, I have a dream of applying to at least one Ivy school. Might as well apply to the school that fits you the best, right?</p>
<p>hey sorry stuckinillinois, i didn't mean to single you out on my rant. its just you read these posts all the time like "yeah, Brown's open curriculum let's you do what you want, its a free for all" -- when the reality is that most students take this opportunity to pursue the subjects they are truly interested in from day 1 -- or its something like "yeah Brown is ultra hippy liberal" -- when the reality is that most students there have been overacheivers from day 1. Basically, is it the toughest school in the world like a Chicago once you get there? No it isn't. Are you going to be surrounded by some of the brightest, highly motivated, intellectually curious students from around the world? Absolutely. I think that is part of Brown's unique appeal. It's not going to "suffocate" you or bang you over the head with books. If you are that kind of a person, though, the curriculum is there for you to go crazy with double and triple majors -- if you WANT. It gives the individual student an open canvas to craft his educational experience and assumes that he/she is mature enough to handle that. Perhaps that helps to explain why Brown is perenially so popular with the best students year in and year out -- for instance, the top school for HYPSM cross applicants (outside of HYPSM itself) is Brown. Its also helps explain why it is always ranked near or at the top for "Happiest Students" along with Stanford and Princeton.</p>
<p>08 admit rates:
Harvard 7.1%
Yale 8.3
Princeton 9.3
Columbia 10
Darmouth 13
Brown 13%
Penn 16
Cornell 20%</p>
<p>no problem agoodfella,
I understand that Brown has gotten a bad vibe as a free for all school. The reality is that every student at any Ivy League either is an overachiever or naturally smart. Brown is definitely not a place for lazy hippies who don't want to study.</p>
<p>The Ivy League is an athletic conference. I am constantly baffled by the obsession with a league that just happens to have many great universities. Other athletic conferences have comparable institutions. Why not "Which is the easiest elite university to get into?"</p>
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<p>Take a look to the left column on your computer screen -> Look at the TOP FORUM subjects -> There is only one so-called "athletic conference" listed there, in fact only one group of schools listed there, the Ivy League and then every other college in America.</p>
<p>You can bury your head in the sand, live in denial and claim that the label "Ivy League" refers to nothing more than a mere athletic conference, when everyone else around you recognizes for what it really is - a widely recognized symbol of academic excellence.</p>
<p>The Ivy League may be an athletic conference, but it holds its student athletes to the same standard as its students. In order to gain admission into an Ivy League school one must have a great application; you cannot get by on solely athletics. You can say it is only an athletic conference, but it is an athletic conference with the smartest student athletes in the country.</p>
<p>Cornell then Penn.</p>