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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And in terms of undergraduates, although its true that Yale and Princeton were always more prestigious than Stanford and MIT historically, it isn't true anymore but rather the opposite.

The majority of top students would choose Stanford or MIT (given they could hack it) over Yale and Princeton today. The top Ivies used to have a virtual guarantee of top traditional jobs in finance and consulting but that Stanford/MIT is found more favorable even in those industries today. Anything related to high-tech, Stanford and MIT are the pinnacle while Yale and Princeton are quite a bit further down.
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Recruiting trends in these industries today? Do you think the tech industry views Yale/Princeton as equivalent to Stanford/MIT? Do you think the finance and consulting industries views Stanford/MIT as weaker than Yale/Princeton today?

As for student preferences:

Harvard - 82%
Stanford - 82%
MIT - 77%
Princeton - 70%
Yale - 69%

Note that these schools are likely competing for the same students, although perhaps Harvard/MIT/Stanford are competing for slightly more talented ones. Thought MIT's yield would be lower considering its reputation as being extremely difficult.

In terms of yield, Princeton/Yale are closer to Dartmouth than Harvard/Stanford/MIT, and closer to Columbia/Brown/Cornell than Harvard/Stanford. Yale is closer to Notre Dame than Harvard/Stanford.

Parchment is unreliable, but for versus:

Yale 30 - Harvard 70
Yale 39 - Stanford 61
Yale 33 - MIT 67

Thought Stanford would have an even bigger edge over Yale, TBH. Perhaps Yale has stronger financial aid.

Princeton 23 - Harvard 77
Princeton 29 - Stanford 71
Princeton 44 - MIT 56

Rather clear that Harvard/Stanford/MIT are all in a tier above Yale/Princeton for undergraduates in prestige, and they certainly are as overall universities.

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