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<p>Then I’m not sure what you’re asking. Obviously different people are going to prefer different things about each of these colleges (urban, suburban, living arrangements for freshmen, sociability, physical look of the campus, sports, proximity to home, whatever) – just like when making any other set of college decisions. Whether it’s Harvard vs Yale, Harvard vs Amherst, Amherst vs Columbia, Columbia vs Duke, or frankly, Eastern State U versus Western State U, different people will have different preferences for these things and will weight those factors accordingly. I don’t understand what’s so different just because one or both of the colleges in the mix happens to be HYP. And I sure don’t get what’s so “OMG, really? wow!” about mathmom’s son’s decision to go to CMU over Harvard. It’s almost as though some of you can’t envision a world in which HYP aren’t up on pedestals to be revered. Well, like anything – not everyone is going to like the same things. This isn’t news here. Even the mighty Harvard has 1 out of 5 acceptees turning it down to go elsewhere. Well, people have their reasons.</p>