Ivy/Top 20 vs State Flagship Honors Program

ucbalumnus
Sun, 23 Dec 2012 02:13:58 +0000

You will find considerable variations in these characteristics within each of the groups of schools you are comparing.

For example, within the Ivy League, Cornell and Dartmouth are very different schools in most respects, so students who have criteria other than baseline criteria (cost and majors/courses offered) are not that likely find both of them to be good fits. And state flagships and their honors programs also vary considerably.

You may get more helpful responses if you named specific schools, along with your academic and career goals, and other preferences you have with respect to how well a college fits you. A general question like what you posted is more likely to lead to a prestige war that give you little specific information about the schools you are choosing between.