Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:
1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown
How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?
In our house:
1. Harvard
2. MIT
3. Stanford
4. Princeton
5. Duke
6. Caltech
7. Yale
8. Columbia
9. Penn
10. Dartmouth
Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:
1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown
How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?
Anonymous wrote:My "dream schools" for my kids were the ones that they were enthusiastic about attending, but Princeton takes the cake for me when it comes to being the "ideal" for an undergraduate education.
Anonymous wrote:I am surprised university of Southern California is not on the list
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:
1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown
How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?
Surprised to see MIT on top considering it may be the last true elite meritocracy
What a load of hogwash. "last true elite meritocracy?" You strung all those together for reals? Ridiculous. For one, holistic isn't anti-merit. For 2. MIT uses holistic admissions! They too recognize that a diverse student body enriches all students.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Did not and would not consider any on list
Congratulations. You have quirky and individualistic taste! I bet you're a "character."
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:
1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown
How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?
Surprised to see MIT on top considering it may be the last true elite meritocracy
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:
1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown
How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?
How is NYU there above Columbia?
Maybe the Columbia data scandal? But it certainly doesn't make Columbia less desirable than NYU, so that one's still a head scratcher.
Not really. Stern is nearly as highly regarded as Wharton and places very well on Wall Street. Tisch gets the Arts and Film students. And NYU is located in the village, which tends to be very desirable. Whereas Columbia still has the Core Curriculum, which fewer and fewer students want. Morningside Heights isn't as interesting as downtown and has higher crime. And Columbia these days tends to be grim, depressing, and stressful.
Stern is not close to Wharton
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Princeton Review did a massive survey around the country of parents’ dream schools for their kids:
1. MIT
2. Princeton
3. Harvard
4. Stanford
5. Duke
6. UMich
7. Yale
8. NYU
9. Cornell
10. Brown
How does this compare to the thoughts in your households?
How is NYU there above Columbia?
Maybe the Columbia data scandal? But it certainly doesn't make Columbia less desirable than NYU, so that one's still a head scratcher.
Not really. Stern is nearly as highly regarded as Wharton and places very well on Wall Street. Tisch gets the Arts and Film students. And NYU is located in the village, which tends to be very desirable. Whereas Columbia still has the Core Curriculum, which fewer and fewer students want. Morningside Heights isn't as interesting as downtown and has higher crime. And Columbia these days tends to be grim, depressing, and stressful.
Anonymous wrote:Weird list. I don’t think I’ve ever known someone irl that had MIT as their dream school. I mean great school for a kid who’s a good fit. But those are unique kids.