Ivy vs others

College123college
Mon, 15 Jul 2013 23:02:20 +0000

What separates the top students (the ones that get into Ivy, Stanford, Duke, UChicago) from others(UVA, GATech, NYU, other “second-tier” colleges)?

Is it work ethic (little or no procrastination), being naturally gifted, connections, etc…??