<p>And, remember, there is a difference between someone who wants to go to an Ivy and someone that is a prestige whore. At least to me.</p>
<p>Ivies are great, and I don’t want to put down anyone that wants to go to one. There are TONS of good reasons for wanting to go and they are good schools. Prestige whores, however, are different. There’s nothing wrong at all about liking Ivies, but if you’re applying to only top 20 schools because you “wouldn’t be happy anywhere else”- then THAT is a prestige whore. If they refuse to apply to anything other than top 20 schools because everything else is “beneath them,” THAT is what makes a prestige addict, in my book. </p>
<p>Simply wanting to go to a school with a good reputation doesn’t mean that prestige is your only motivator.</p>