Princeton Review: 2024 Top Dream Colleges

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Anonymous wrote:Weird list. I don’t think I’ve ever known someone irl that had MIT as their dream school. I mean great school for a kid who’s a good fit. But those are unique kids.

Yale would be my dream school for my kid (we have that in common) but Stanford and MIT would be next. MIT has gotten much better as a collegiate experience in recent years.

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Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:

1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown

How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?

How is NYU there above Columbia?

Maybe the Columbia data scandal? But it certainly doesn't make Columbia less desirable than NYU, so that one's still a head scratcher.

Not really. Stern is nearly as highly regarded as Wharton and places very well on Wall Street. Tisch gets the Arts and Film students. And NYU is located in the village, which tends to be very desirable. Whereas Columbia still has the Core Curriculum, which fewer and fewer students want. Morningside Heights isn't as interesting as downtown and has higher crime. And Columbia these days tends to be grim, depressing, and stressful.

Stern is not close to Wharton

[Anonymous]

My high achieving kid would have loved any of these schools. He likes NYU for Stern and knew it was a more realistic option vs Wharton.

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Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:

1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown

How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?

How is NYU there above Columbia?

Maybe the Columbia data scandal? But it certainly doesn't make Columbia less desirable than NYU, so that one's still a head scratcher.

Not really. Stern is nearly as highly regarded as Wharton and places very well on Wall Street. Tisch gets the Arts and Film students. And NYU is located in the village, which tends to be very desirable. Whereas Columbia still has the Core Curriculum, which fewer and fewer students want. Morningside Heights isn't as interesting as downtown and has higher crime. And Columbia these days tends to be grim, depressing, and stressful.

Stern is not close to Wharton

+1 Wharton is the gold standard for undergrad business. Harvard still wins

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:

1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown

How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?

Surprised to see MIT on top considering it may be the last true elite meritocracy

What a load of hogwash. "last true elite meritocracy?" You strung all those together for reals? Ridiculous. For one, holistic isn't anti-merit. For 2. MIT uses holistic admissions! They too recognize that a diverse student body enriches all students.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Did not and would not consider any on list

Congratulations. You have quirky and individualistic taste! I bet you're a "character."

Too each their own. It may come as a surprise to you, but not everyone applies to a college based mainly on USN or PR

[Anonymous]

Yeah NYU always places high on these lists because it's in an actually good past of Manhattan and it's also big so kids feel like they have a chance.

[Anonymous]

I did not have a dream school for my kid. I can 100% say that we let him take the lead on what he liked, what he was looking for in a school and where he could see himself happy and working towards his ultimate goal of law school. He will be attending a SEC school and we are thrilled for him. He was offered merit, honors college and is super happy.

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My "dream schools" for my kids were the ones that they were enthusiastic about attending, but Princeton takes the cake for me when it comes to being the "ideal" for an undergraduate education.

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Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:

1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown

How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?

Surprised to see MIT on top considering it may be the last true elite meritocracy

What a load of hogwash. "last true elite meritocracy?" You strung all those together for reals? Ridiculous. For one, holistic isn't anti-merit. For 2. MIT uses holistic admissions! They too recognize that a diverse student body enriches all students.

I was referring to it not taking into consideration legacy. But it's interesting you interpreted it as diversity...

[Anonymous]

I am surprised university of Southern California is not on the list

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am surprised university of Southern California is not on the list

Varsity Blues definitely made USC a turnoff for many

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My "dream schools" for my kids were the ones that they were enthusiastic about attending, but Princeton takes the cake for me when it comes to being the "ideal" for an undergraduate education.

+1

Rest of the list is okay but really depends on the kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:

1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown

How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?

In our house:

1. Harvard
2. MIT
3. Stanford
4. Princeton
5. Duke
6. Caltech
7. Yale
8. Columbia
9. Penn
10. Dartmouth

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:

1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown

How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?

In our house:

1. Harvard
2. MIT
3. Stanford
4. Princeton
5. Duke
6. Caltech
7. Yale
8. Columbia
9. Penn
10. Dartmouth

Wow very similar to us, but no Caltech (not STEM people) and Brown instead of Dartmouth.