Where do the kids who used to feed into the Ivy League go now?

[Anonymous]

What schools are accepting a high percentage of the population that used to feed the Ivy League back in the 90s? UMC, private prep-school or top suburban public, high SAT/ACT scores

[Anonymous]

Schools like Elon and Northeastern have absorbed higher tier applicants in the recent past as compared to their historical past.

Also some of the flagships like Michigan and Wisconsin are much harder to get into today as compared to 15 or 30 years ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What schools are accepting a high percentage of the population that used to feed the Ivy League back in the 90s? UMC, private prep-school or top suburban public, high SAT/ACT scores

Most of them are still going Ivy. Some need a sport to help.

Some drop to the next tier.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Schools like Elon and Northeastern have absorbed higher tier applicants in the recent past as compared to their historical past.

Also some of the flagships like Michigan and Wisconsin are much harder to get into today as compared to 15 or 30 years ago.

Helpful to know. This is exactly the type of information that I’m looking for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools are accepting a high percentage of the population that used to feed the Ivy League back in the 90s? UMC, private prep-school or top suburban public, high SAT/ACT scores

Most of them are still going Ivy. Some need a sport to help.

Some drop to the next tier.

Or focus on elite LACs and apply ED.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Schools like Elon and Northeastern have absorbed higher tier applicants in the recent past as compared to their historical past.

Also some of the flagships like Michigan and Wisconsin are much harder to get into today as compared to 15 or 30 years ago.

Is Elon playing the same games with rankings as Northeastern?

[Anonymous]

Depends on whether they want a big school or a small school, and where they want to be geographically. Anything in the Top 100 is in play, plus a lot of great schools not on the National ranking list. There are a ton of great schools were a smart kid can get a phenomenal education, stand out from the crowd, and make a mark.

[Anonymous]

Here's a really specific answer for OP, based on the 19-21-year0old children of friends, <--- ALL of whom graduated from an Ivy undergrad in the 80s:

Rice
Tufts
Wash U
UCLA
Vanderbilt
U. Chicago
Brown
Amherst
Lafayette

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's a really specific answer for OP, based on the 19-21-year0old children of friends, <--- ALL of whom graduated from an Ivy undergrad in the 80s:

Rice
Tufts
Wash U
UCLA
Vanderbilt
U. Chicago
Brown
Amherst
Lafayette

This list is in line with my experience. Also:

Williams
Bowdoin
Duke
NYU
BC
Georgetown
Colby
Davidson

[Anonymous]

Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What schools are accepting a high percentage of the population that used to feed the Ivy League back in the 90s? UMC, private prep-school or top suburban public, high SAT/ACT scores

State flagship honors programs and non-U.S. universities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools are accepting a high percentage of the population that used to feed the Ivy League back in the 90s? UMC, private prep-school or top suburban public, high SAT/ACT scores

State flagship honors programs and non-U.S. universities.

St. Andrews in Scotland & McGill in Canada.

I agree that large state flagship university honors colleges are attracting some.

People are more knowledgeable about college options so talented students end up at a much wider variety of schools than they did several decades ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools are accepting a high percentage of the population that used to feed the Ivy League back in the 90s? UMC, private prep-school or top suburban public, high SAT/ACT scores

State flagship honors programs and non-U.S. universities.

Both are very smart options.

[Anonymous]

Do you think that career prospects are significantly different at the schools listed vs Ivy League? Will top companies or graduate programs hold these schools in high regard? Are their alumni networks powerful?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What schools are accepting a high percentage of the population that used to feed the Ivy League back in the 90s? UMC, private prep-school or top suburban public, high SAT/ACT scores

State flagship honors programs and non-U.S. universities.

St. Andrews in Scotland & McGill in Canada.

I agree that large state flagship university honors colleges are attracting some.

People are more knowledgeable about college options so talented students end up at a much wider variety of schools than they did several decades ago.

McGill is not at Ivy League tier.
Their SAT score distribution is a solid 100 points below Ivy League.

McGill is a great school that has a lot of great students who want to go to school in Canada, especially outside Engineering (Waterloo).