Ivy with school atmosphere closest to big school, like Big Ten

[Anonymous]

My DD is interested in a college with a big school atmosphere, like Big Ten colleges. I get that and am not dissuading her from this. She has the qualitative qualifications for an Ivy and we want to explore a few for her to apply to as well. One of the many considerations will be the school atmosphere. I understand they have different atmospheres than Big Ten schools, but which one do you think is the closest to the Big Ten atmosphere?

[Anonymous]

None of them.
Not even Cornell which is the biggest ivy.
Just let her apply to big 10.

[Anonymous]

Seriously? None.

[Anonymous]

Penn? I mean that’s a bit of a stretch though, none of them really. Why not look at honors colleges in big 10 or northwestern

[Anonymous]

Absolutely none

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Penn? I mean that’s a bit of a stretch though, none of them really. Why not look at honors colleges in big 10 or northwestern

Agree. Aim for Michigan and Northwestern and call it a day.

[Anonymous]

Objectively speaking Cornell is the closest. 14k undergrads so twice as large as any other Ivy. Also has perennial top 10 D1 teams in hockey, wrestling, lacrosse. But still, I've been to Michigan and Cornell is nothing like Michigan.

[Anonymous]

OP here—message received! We will use other criteria to choose which Ivy school(s) she will apply to. Michigan and Northwestern are definitely on the list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Objectively speaking Cornell is the closest. 14k undergrads so twice as large as any other Ivy. Also has perennial top 10 D1 teams in hockey, wrestling, lacrosse. But still, I've been to Michigan and Cornell is nothing like Michigan.

Thanks. Cornell is what came to mind. The MI-Cornell comparison is helpful.

[Anonymous]

Just let her go to the school she wants! You sound awful and Ivy obsessed.

[Anonymous]

What major? Something like UF or Georgia Tech might fit the bill for an engineering major. Not “elite” in the sense that your country-club friends will be impressed, but her future employers would be.

[Anonymous]

Penn and Cornell. But Duke, Northwstern and Michigan should be on the list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just let her go to the school she wants! You sound awful and Ivy obsessed.

Oh lord, please don't tell me that if your child were qualified for an Ivy you wouldn't explore them applying. We are a proud Big Ten family, hence why I said I understand her interest in those. I think the top ones provide the best of everything! I know very little about any of the Ivy schools and I thought this would be a place to get some useful input on subjective criteria.

[Anonymous]

This is why we were happy to “let” our daughter go to Michigan even though she had an Ivy acceptance. She is so, so happy there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just let her go to the school she wants! You sound awful and Ivy obsessed.

Oh lord, please don't tell me that if your child were qualified for an Ivy you wouldn't explore them applying. We are a proud Big Ten family, hence why I said I understand her interest in those. I think the top ones provide the best of everything! I know very little about any of the Ivy schools and I thought this would be a place to get some useful input on subjective criteria.

My child is qualified for an Ivy and I am not exploring her applying. There are countless numbers of us.