If your child had multiple HYPSM / IVY+ offers where did the choose?

[Anonymous]

Berkeley over Chicago, Cornell, Brown, JHU, UPenn, Columbia - specific majors were stronger and liked vibe and things to explore in area.

[Anonymous]

MIT over Harvard, Princeton

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

BS. No one chooses Bucknell over Ivy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yale over Harvard, which I thought was a rare call but apparently not super rare.

Not super rare. Good choice!

signed,
An (old) Yalie

[Anonymous]

Harvard over Stanford, Princeton

[Anonymous]

Stanford over Harvard, Penn, Yale. “Vibe” and theater.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Harvard over Stanford, Princeton

Please explain how your kid got into all 3 of these!

[Anonymous]

Are these all from this year?

[Anonymous]

MIT over Harvard, Stanford, Princeton. Vibes, fit, the challenge of the courses.

[Anonymous]

Prestige whore much?

[Anonymous]

Yale over Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

LMAO

[Anonymous]

Princeton over Harvard, Stanford and Berkeley. Rowing recruit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

Uh...

Thread was for HYPSM and IVY+

Not mid schools in PA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yale over Harvard, which I thought was a rare call but apparently not super rare.

Not super rare. Good choice!

signed,
An (old) Yalie

+1 These days I'd choose Yale over Harvard.

Signed, Harvard alum