Why the Ivies, Stanford, and MIT are Different from Other Top Schools

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I don’t understand the fixation with the ivies. Caltech and Duke can certainly outcompete lower ivies like Cornell, UPenn, and Brown.

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<p>I would disagree. Caltech, yes, but only in its specific niche. Duke is arguably an equal of “lower Ivies” but definitely not an institution that can “certainly outcompete” as cross-admit yield data suggest it does not.</p>