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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My totally unscientific knowledge based on kids from my HS getting into different Ivies and people I've since met:

Harvard - The most overtly intellectual kids; also the ones with the highest opinions of themselves

Yale - The most flamboyant kids; also very opinionated and sure of themselves

Princeton - The best "all around kids"; super bright but not as overly intellectual as the Harvard or Yale kids

Columbia - The most diverse group of kids ethnically; proud of themselves for having navigated NYC as undergraduates

Penn - The most pre-professional of any Ivy kids and to a person will volunteer they wish they'd gotten into HYP instead

Brown - Some really smart kids who marched to the beat of a different drummer (i.e., Harvard-quality intellect, but not Harvard-strength arrogance)

Dartmouth - Not even close to the other Ivies in terms of the smarts of the students, but intensely loyal to their alma mater

Cornell - Almost everyone I knew who went there was a grounded, hardworking engineer-to-be [/quote]

My take:

Harvard - NOT the most overtly intellectual kids. Agree they are the ones with the highest opinions of themselves. Not necessarily the best of the best.

Yale - The most intellectual kids. Well rounded. Not flamboyant. Great global citizens.

Princeton - Preppy and athletic. More conservative. Not as intellectual as Yale kids.

Columbia - They want the Big Apple. Got it. Wish they were located near NYU (with the benefits of being an Ivy).

Penn - Agree they are the most pre-professional of any Ivy kids. Disagree they will volunteer they wish they'd gotten into HYP instead. They tend to be the most balanced between study and social life. Very smart and social students. Philly is under rated.

Brown - Agree many kids here march to the beat of a different drummer. Yale is also an accepting place for those kinds of students.

Dartmouth - Disagree with your assertion these kids are nowhere near as smart as other Ivy students. Agree they are intensely loyal to their alma mater. Isolated but pretty environment. Harsh weather for some. Wish I was near an urban core for variety.

Cornell - Harsh weather for some. Isolated but pretty environment. Harsh weather for some. Not everyone I know from there is grounded and hardworking. Wish I was near an urban core for variety.[/quote]

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