<p>Just out of curiosity, which school do you think is the best out of those three IVY leagues?</p>
<p>Why you’d ask a forum of strangers to give you their preferences/opinion which are almost 100% based on deficient knowledge or re-heated tropes and stereotypes is beyond me. Ought your question be ultimately more informative if you were to say: “What are great aspects of Yale, Harvard and Stanford?”</p>
<p>Cuz I’ll tell you, actual people who are a part of school communities know that they don’t know enough but to give a parting answer. Anyone who would tell you definitively one is blowing smoke. I guarantee it.</p>
<p>The Ivy League is an east coast athletic conference comprised of 8 schools. Stanford’s not part of it.</p>
<p>Oh okay thanks for your comment! @T26E4</p>
<p>Ahh thanks for catching that mistake! @GMTplus7</p>
<p>tesfaye: I regret my pithy answer to you. I suppose you’re searching for sincere advice about relative merits. Often, this site is filled with name-chasers. I should not presume. May I offer this instead? <a href=“Does these matter? - Need quick help~! - #3 by T26E4 - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums”>Does these matter? - Need quick help~! - #3 by T26E4 - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums;
<p>It’s general advice about the general “look” of someone who is aspiring to a top college. Perhaps it’ll help you as you search out more info. Good luck</p>
<p>Hahah it is okay! Thank you for the information. Check out my other thread and please comment on that I would like to get more advice with applying to colleges in the fall! @T26E4</p>
<p>No single college is going to be best for everyone. What do you want to study? That’s the real issue. For example, let’s take computer science. If you were interested in studying computer science, you would google the course listings and professors of each school’s computer science department and compare them. And, then ask yourself, which school offers more of what I want to learn? Even, if you’re not a CS person, go ahead and compare the course listings below:</p>
<p>Harvard CS Course Listings: <a href=“http://www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/courses-exams/courses-instruction/computer-science”>http://www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/courses-exams/courses-instruction/computer-science</a>
Yale CS Course Listings: <a href=“Computer Science < Yale University”>Computer Science < Yale University;
Stanford CS Course Listings: <a href=“Course Schedule Autumn 2013-2014”>http://cs.stanford.edu/courses/schedules/2013-2014.autumn.php</a></p>
<p>Did you find a school that fit your needs? Was it Harvard? Great! Now, do the same thing for undergraduate theater . . . and oops, you’ll discover that while Harvard has lots of opportunities for theater EC’s, they don’t offer a degree in theater, but Yale and Stanford do! </p>
<p>If you tackle the question as a mature, young adult asking yourself what do you want to study and which school offers the most of what you want, you’ll have an answer without asking random strangers for their input.</p>
<p>Thank you for the advice! Could you also look at my first thread <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1658893-am-i-a-pretty-good-candidate-for-ivy-league-schools-or-just-any-prestigious-school-in-general.html#latest”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1658893-am-i-a-pretty-good-candidate-for-ivy-league-schools-or-just-any-prestigious-school-in-general.html#latest</a>
I also want to Major in Political Science and International Affairs. I want to also minor in Bioethics 
@gibby</p>
<p>Did you read this thread before posting your chance thread? Everything in it applies to all the schools on your list <a href=“Chance Threads - PLEASE READ BEFORE POSTING ONE - Harvard University - College Confidential Forums”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1420290-chance-threads-please-read-before-posting-one-p1.html</a></p>
<p>Thank you for letting me know! @gibby</p>
<p>Stanford >>
The difference in terms of academics is pretty negligible and even subjective. Moving on to consider other aspects, Stanford beats both Harvard and Yale when it comes to factors like weather, social life, athletics, location, etc. </p>
<p>Well, can’t disagree with the weather difference. But finding the right school (which, in the end, also means they feel you are the right student for them,) is far more than getting opinions online. As said, you have to be willing to do the legwork.</p>
<p>And kids need to understand that for any college with fierce competition for an admit, there will be thousands of bright lights looking for a spot. At Harvard, Yale and Stanford, it’s going to be 30-40,000 kids hoping for one of roughly 2000 admits. </p>
<p>Often, the best “match” isn’t what anyone thinks of a school or where it appears on a list of colleges. It’s about where YOU will be empowered, learn, have the right opportunities and thrive- and graduate ready to tackle the world. That’s not “reputation.” The right college is what’s right for you to grow and master your life.</p>
<p>I’m going to ask you a couple of things. Please stop dropping your chances thread in every post you make. Also you advised someone to go to an Ivy rather than to take a full ride to a top ranked LAC. Please be more thoughtful that this forum is for real advice for real people. There are many cases that it make very good sense to take that full ride, you didn’t even bother to ask about the person’s situation to determine if that was very good advice. If you want good thoughtful advice for yourself, realize that others would like the same.</p>
<p>To answer your question, the best school of the three is the one you get accepted to. When you get in you can pick or choose. Right now, I’m afraid you are setting yourself up for an unrealistic college list. You are reporting sub 500 scores on your SATII. If your SAT I is like that you are going to have to make a new list. </p>
<p>I agree with @brownparent on all fronts:
- Please stop reposting your chance thread as it’s annoying.
- The best school of the three is the one you get accepted to
- Unless you are a recruited athlete, competitive applicants to the schools on your list need SAT scores that are 2100+ (700 in each section) with SAT Subject Test scores of 700+ or an ACT of 32+.
- Currently without an SAT or ACT score, it’s too early to ask for chances.</p>
<p>Which one is the best?</p>
<p>The one you get into :)</p>
<p>Testfaye- it’s good that you are testing the waters here on CC. You will get all kinds of opinions, and some will be very honest and helpful, some not so much, but in general there is a wealth of collective wisdom on this board.</p>
<p>These colleges you are considering are all good, but admission to them is about as predictable as winning the lottery. Of course, to win the lottery, you have to buy a ticket, so to get into any of these colleges, one has to apply. After that, the outcome is not predictable. To ask which one is best is really a matter of opinion. Many applicants would be jumping for joy to get into any one, and choosing between them is like choosing between two gourmet desserts at a restaurant and they all look good.The reality though, is that most college students in the US will not have this option or a choice, and will have to look at the best fit colleges. </p>
<p>I think it’s pretty common for young people to go after names, after all, that’s what we’ve all heard of. Past the names though, are (too many to list) many colleges where students can get an excellent education. They are all very different, so matching as many parts of who you are to a college is the way to get accepted to one you will be happy at: Interests, location, finances, college size, and so on.</p>
<p>Where finances are a consideration, this becomes a major influence on college choice. When you know your scores, it will be easier to make suggestions. There has to be a balance of dreams and being realistic. </p>
<p>@BrownParent first of all it’s my choice whether or not I post my chance thread on other people’s threads thank you very much. I want more advice and that is why I did that. I believe that my comment was realistic enough so I’m sorry you feel differently about that. You also don’t know my SAT/ACT scores so you can not give me a valid opinion. My subject tests will be taken again in the fall so those are not my scores that I will send in. I am also a low income African American so there is still hope for me if I produce high test scores. </p>
<p>@gibby thanks for the advice. I made sure to express that I will be taking the tests again and before I do that I am studying over the summer.</p>
<p>@Pennylane2011 I really appreciate the meaningful advice! </p>
<p>I will mention, since I was tagged, that I know of a student with a Brown admission this year who had an SAT in the 1700-1800 range, that is on pretty good authority. Yes this was a URM, very well prepared academically (IB) strong class rank, and had a slew of other admits from good LAC including Williams, Wesleyan, Davidson and more.</p>
<p>So back to the topic, why don’t you spend some time to find out about the academics and other features of these colleges so you can find the best to your mind. There is no absolute best college. The same way you can’t pick a best fruit because there is no true better fruit. Some have more Vit C, some more fiber, some more beta carotene, and some just taste better. It depends on what you need and what you like.</p>
<p>Now stop being a snot or I will sic a moderator on you (for posting your links which they ask you not to do).</p>