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[quote=Anonymous][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]

Your assessment of NU could not be more wrong. Every kid we know who is admitted ED or otherwise has highest stats and rigor, and many are rejected/waitlisted. The ED acceptance rate has nothing to do with the caliber of the applicant pool. [/quote]

This is only [b][u]your[/u][/b] experience, so don’t get so defensive. You’re only making statements based on what you’ve seen in your micro-circle. Many posters agree with what that PP said; NU takes middling kids in ED.[/quote]

Not defensive. But a blanket statement that NU is comprised of middling kids is factually incorrect and frankly offensive. Families in the NE and in DC prioritize schools on the east coast with the exception of Stanford, Michigan and perhaps USC. All other midwestern or west coast schools are seen as lesser based largely on geography. It’s selection bias, not student competency, that influences admissions at PP’s school. Same applies to schools like Pomona, WashU, Grinnell and the like. [/quote]

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