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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has been accepted to a couple Ivy League schools and I just wanted to hear opinions from others, what are some of the benefits of an Ivy over another top 50 school?[/quote]

For those who need FA, [b]ivy FA is better than 2nd tier FA. [/b]I couldn't afford WashU, Rice, USC, Vandy, Emory, Duke, NU, NYU...  As good as the 2nd tier schools are, no reason to pay more for them than ivies. Choosing an affordable ivy plus school on small savings and cash flow over 2nd tier schools didn't  ruin my kid's life. [/quote]

False as a generalization.  Ivies don't offer much merit or financial aid because they don't have.  Also the Ivy institutin doesn't control the process for 90% of the time. In inorder get the composition of incoming class right (in their social engineering view).  Harvard, for example, does NOT give great merit.

Now what the Ivies DO offer is some great scholarships if household income is very low. Go look it up.  It's so low that it's irrelevant for most posters here.

Finally, re  Ivy financial aid, the Ivies have no choice in how the applicant is assessed via CSS or so have little autonomy, which OP seems to think they do.  Those in the know rely on on collegeconfidential  or reddit.  [/quote]

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