For the love of…cake! Why do so many threads have to veer into elite school vs elite school territory?
The truth is that the kids I know (including my own) care about the right “fit” - size, location, campus vibe etc. They also care about dorms and food.
To me your criteria is your criteria.
The big mistakes to me are going into serious debt and following a boyfriend/girlfriend.
My own kid knocked a school from his list because it was too conservative and another because males greatly outnumbered females.