<p>Still don’t know why you want to separate so finely, Phuriku. To me NU, UChicago, Cornell, etc. are all at the same table - not much of a need to establish more of a pecking order than that. </p>
<p>The main point where I think Yale, Princeton etc. sit at the “head” of the table, if you will, is in terms of wealth. Yale can afford to spend $500M on dormitories for their students, and through decades of nurturing, have a pretty amazing network for incoming students. It’s why I’d be reluctant to advise a student to pick UChicago or Duke or NU over Harvard or Stanford or whatever. Picking between UChicago and NU or Duke? Go by fit or, if for nothing else, just flip a coin.</p>