<p>My D has worked all of her life to get into a great school. She is taking 8 ap's this year and has nearly perfect scores inand is at the top of her class. She is a top ranked tennis player and has had leads in many plays. She wants to go to Ivy....which one would be the best for a bright, competitve, sensitive girl?</p>
<p>Why an Ivy?</p>
<p>It depends what she is looking for. If she wants no core-curriculum then Brown would be a good choice. If she wants to live in THE city, then Columbia would be a good choice. If she wants to get individualized personal attention then Dartmouth, or again Brown, or Princeton would be good choices. Like the previous poster I don't understand why it needs to be an IVY though...</p>
<p>if ur daughter only wants to go to an IVY then she has a pretty narrow choice of only 8 schools which then he should just apply to all 8 and then c what happens. Seriously speaking doesnt IVY only refer to the sports division??</p>
<p>ivy means nothing. some schools are better than the ivies (e.g. Cornell).</p>
<p>sigh, Cornell always gets bashed on</p>
<p>That is SOOOOOOOOOOOO shallow: "wants to go to an ivy," its only an ATHLETIC CONFERENCE, geeze.</p>
<p>i didn't mean to "bash" Cornell - all I was saying was that it has lower admissions standards than some other schools that aren't Ivies...such as Georgetown, Washington U in STL, UChicago, and MIT.</p>
<p>But Cornell IS an ivy.</p>
<p>"which one would be the best for a bright, competitve, sensitive girl?"</p>
<p>Urmmm, any, if it is the type of school she wants to go to in terms of culture, location, size, core or no-core. Many ivy's are quite dissimilar in these respects, so hard to say.</p>
<p>Since this is such a small group of schools, you (or she, rather) should bother to look at each and see what she thinks.</p>
<p>MK51, I'm sure your daughter IS bright, competitive and sensitive and deserves to get into a good college. And I'm sure that many good colleges would like to admit her as well. Rather than starting with the idea that good = ivy, why doesn't she take a more practical approach and think about what she wants in a college, where she would fit in best. The ivies and other top colleges each have distinctive personalities, just like the students do.The trick is to match them up, to find the best fit for the students needs.</p>
<p>Does you daughter have a counselor at highschool who can help her narrow her field? Can she help direct suggestions on this board by making a wishlist -- for example, size, location, political leaning, greek system, sports (if she intends to continue to play), arts, major areas of academic focus.</p>
<p>There is no guaranteed admissions to the ivies or other super selective schools. Wonderful, talented kids who are top students get rejected for no apparent reason and it's heartbreaking if they go into the process assuming that they will be automatic admits.</p>
<p>Every student, even ones with top grades and scores, need to have a balanced list of colleges that include some that are easier to get into. If you intend to get any sleep from December to April, she'd better include one or two "sure bets" or safeties. These are hard to find and can be hard to love if your heart is set on any ivy, but trust us, she needs to build her college list from the bottom up. Aim high, but love your safety!</p>
<p>Well, that's my general advice. To answer your question for a top student, tennis player, actress, competitive, sensitive -- take a look at Williams.</p>