If your child had multiple HYPSM / IVY+ offers where did the choose?
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| What was the final decision and what were key factors that influenced them with so many great options? |
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DS chose Berkeley Regents over Caltech and Johns Hopkins.
Not admitted to Harvard, Stanford and Princeton. |
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UChicago over Brown, Stanford.
He went for fit, how he felt on campus. There was no science to it really. He is very happy with his choice |
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Notre Dame over Penn and Cornell.
When asked why, DC said "vibes". Accepted student events -- if they give a good sense of community -- really matter. |
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U Chicago over Cornell.
Rejected from Harvard and Penn |
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Instate? Otherwise, what was reason? |
Anonymous
Love the geography. Was open to Midwest,West Coast, & East Coast. |
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| Yale over Stanford, UPenn, Duke. |
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| Harvard over Yale , Duke, Hopkins |
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| Harvard over Brown, Cornell, Duke, JHU |
Anonymous
| Mine chose Bucknell. They were willing to accept a slight drop in prestige and "wow" factor for a more robust and well-rounded college experience and a tight, loyal alumni network, particularly in the financial sector where they hope to work. |
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+ for the pipeline |
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| Nephew chose Rice w/ merit over Stanford. He really liked the “vibe” and is planning to go to med school so cost matters a bit. |
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| Yale over Harvard, which I thought was a rare call but apparently not super rare. |
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My kid picked Rice over Swat. Loved the vibe. |