Ivy vs non-

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<p>Would it be easier to maintain a high GPA (3.6+) and to find more research/leadership/internship opportunities at an Ivy or at a lesser known, yet still academically solid, university?</p>

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<p>it depends on which academically solid university you’re talking about.</p>

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<p>I was speaking in very general terms… but more specifically I was talking about schools such as American U or Northeastern U. </p>

<p>I am not talking about state schools, but those universities that are a little underrated and seem to attract above average, but not the top-crust, type of students.</p>

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<p>i know northeastern is notorious for their co-op program. so i think internship opportunities would be pretty good there.</p>

<p>i don’t know anything about american u.</p>

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<p>I knew that as well.</p>

<p>If anyone can answer my question, I’d be very appreciative.</p>

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<p>Well I think I’ve made it perfectly clear how I feel about it on your previous thread. If you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me.</p>

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<p>No matter what, the Ivy League schools will always invite and attract a certain level of prestige and recognition. The degree of that prestige and recognition is entirely subjective, but in my personally opinion, I would choose any of the Ivy Leagues over American University. But that is just my opinion.</p>

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<p>It will probably be harder to make a high gpa at an Ivy, but easier to get research/internship opportunities.</p>

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<p>Bike, have a look at the posts by Shawbridge and Hanna here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/730092-what-makes-hyp-different.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/730092-what-makes-hyp-different.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>For positive remarks about American University, check out the post by Mini, here:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/729202-georgetown-gwu-american.html?highlight=American[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/729202-georgetown-gwu-american.html?highlight=American&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>From what I’ve heard through admissions sessions, somewhere in the area of 95% of Yale science majors will conduct research as undergrads. No idea how this compares to the schools on your list, but it seemed like a worthwhile contribution.</p>

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<p>It also depends on the Ivy…</p>

<p>Princeton has serious grade deflation.
Harvard has legendary grade inflation
Brown has a very liberal grading system and no required courses
Columbia has a large Core curriculum of required courses that could hurt one’s GPA</p>

<p>Yale, Penn, Cornell, Dartmouth also have grade inflation but not to the extent of Harvard</p>

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<p>I heard Cornell had deflation. I know my dad went to harvard and he always says that getting a’s at harvard was a joke. He blazed and drank his way through college and somehow graduated magna.</p>