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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends what Ivy … personally, there are probably 10-12 schools (and probably more, if I gave more thought to it) that are non-Ivy but that I’d quickly take over Cornell without too much additional thought.

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100%. Same with Dartmouth and Brown.[/quote]

DP: Which 10-12 schools would you and other PP choose over Cornell, Dartmouth and Brown? [/quote]

HYPSM, Chicago, Duke, Northwestern, Hopkins, Penn, Columbia. That’s 11. I might not pick NU or JHU over Brown depending on my mood.[/quote]

My kid will be choosing Dartmouth over Chicago, Northwestern and Hopkins.  Chicago and Hopkins mostly because of the city/surroundings and the reputation of the school culture (especially for premed).  Northwestern has always been on our minds as a step down due to the kids who get in from my kids' school (quite a few not super academically inclined kids get in ED because they accept 25% of ED applicants).[/quote]

For pre-med I can understand. Else, I would be puzzled.

Chicago has declined a bit in academic rigor to match Princeton. It’s still top rigor, but less than our time. Greek life there has been growing, and I know a lot of happy kids there.

I agree with your statement about NU. They drop the bar significantly in ED - both for private school kids and public school kids. People in the bottom 50% of GPAs get in from our private.

JHU is quite intense but most find their way and are happy.

Overall, great options to have![/quote]

PP: Thank you.  I personally love city life (particularly walking around Chicago) but it was my kid's choice.  Kid was sad after an early SCEA rejection but I'm happy it worked out for them in the end.[/quote]

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