<p>Roway, there’s no doubt that many posters on CC are interested in admission with maximum prestige - not that that’s bad or good; they are top students or parents of top students looking for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to identify with a brand that confirms their lifelong achievement. IMO, Penn is disadvantaged among the Ivies in name-brand prestige by its name, the “University of Pennsylvania”, which makes it sound like the state’s public flagship university, and its nickname which gets it confused with Penn State.</p>