<p>I do wonder why there is so much hostility to the Ivy threads? There will always be a desire to enter the campuses of the oldest, most highly ranked schools. History, amazing resources, great financial aid, what’s not to like?</p>
<p>And despite the common response that they are all so different, really they are not. The experiences vary slightly in geography and city/town size but the academic offerings are similar. Each one has their jocks, preppies, artsy/bohos, finance/econ future tycoons, and pure academic/pre-Ph.D.s.</p>
<p>The eight schools have to admit a thousand or two every year so some of the “Chance me?” posters will indeed get in to one or several. </p>