<p>I live on the east coast and let it be known that I’m not saying that Stanford is better than Harvard but here in NY people are extremely impressed with Stanford. I think because its so far away there’s almost a certain level of mystery that the Ivies don’t have ( only because they are all right here). Everyone I’vve met is just excited to say that they now know someone going to Stanford. That can’t be said for Harvard for the simple reason that we have a lot more kids from the tri state area who do attend. Our High School always sends 2 to 3 kids to each of the Ivies but we rarely get kids into Stanford. At the most, we are lucky if we get one per year. Although this year we actually have 2.</p>
<p>Again, don’t get upset I’m not saying one school is better than the other. I’m sure in California Stanford is more common than Harvard. Its just a matter of location. But regardless of where you’re from both schools are highly regarded.</p>