<p>I don’t recall posting that Northwestern, Rice, Vanderbilt, etc. are equivalents to HYPSM, but I absolutely believe that they are equivalents to the non-HYP Ivies. And there is plenty of data to back that up. </p>
<p>Re your statements on yields, I don’t recall seeing the study that determined that high yields = great education. I must’ve missed that one. Please post the link.</p>