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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Basically, there are too many qualified kids for each top school spot.    [/quote]

So that means that a bunch of energetic, accomplished, intelligent, creative students will be going to [i]other [/i]schools, which makes [i]those[/i] schools pretty darn great too - maybe even "top".  Not only will those students be able to do well pretty much wherever they go, it turns out that they will be surrounded by lots of great peers, which will help them even more.[/quote]

No, the truth is that they will stand out but they won't be surrounded by a majority of the same academic peers. That doesn't mean the schools won't be great experiences.  Students like these are not a dime a dozen.  Too many to fit into a handful of schools but not so many they are mainstream elsewhere.[/quote]

They may not be a dime a dozen, but there are a LOT Of them.  The ACT range for Harvard and Yale are both 32-35 for the 25%-75%.  The range for Washington University is 32-34.  The range for University of Chicago is 32-35.  The range for Vanderbilt is 30-35.  The range for USC is 30-33. The range for Davidson is 30-33.  The range for University of Virginia is 31-34.

Kids who go to school outside of the Ivy League will have great peer groups and arguably better peer groups, because the diversity will be greater. 
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