Worst Ivy School

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<p>Cornell and Brown</p>

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<p>I say it goes in terms of just prestige:
Harvard/Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Dartmouth/Brown
Penn/Cornell</p>

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<p>Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Columbia
Dartmouth
UPenn
Brown
Cornell</p>

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<p>I think its just HYP then the rest depending on the major.</p>

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<p>oops wrong thread sorry</p>

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<p>Harvard, Yale, Princeton
Dartmouth
Columbia
Brown, Cornell, Penn</p>

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<p>Hahaha yeah right. I’ll include Ivys+3. There are really only two tiers.</p>

<p>Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Stanford, Duke, Columbia<br>
Dartmouth, Brown, Penn, Cornell</p>

<p>Penn vs. Brown I would say that Brown has higher ranking on the NBER preference study probably because Brown students are psyched to go to Brown, they’re Brown fanatics! It was likely their first or one of their top 2 choices, whereas UPenn is more often not the top choice of a student attending (except for the Wharton kids). </p>

<p>Brown students are very proud of their school and it basically stands alone with no real direct rivalry (Dartmouth perhaps), whereas UPenn students always seem to have some sort of inferiority complex in relation to Columbia and Princeton, as well as having people confuse their school with Penn State.</p>

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<p>^^^^^</p>

<p>i’d put duke and columbia in your second “tier”</p>

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<p>Cornell , I think is the best Ivy , but that is just my own thought. the worst i would say is , I do not know because in reality they are all good.</p>

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<p>MIT is the best Ivy League school.</p>

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<p>There is no “worst”. We’re not comparing bottom of the barrel state schools to top schools; we’re comparing some of the best schools in the country!</p>

<p>There is no universal answer of which is the “worst” or even “best” for that matter. It depends largely on individual student preferences. For some, the core at Columbia would be a terrible choice; just like the Brown open curriculum is hated by some and loved by others.</p>

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<p>Isn’t Cornell one of the few schools which has top 25 programs in virually every department - engineering, law, business, architecture, etc… - whereas some of the other Ivys don’t rank so well in fields such as engineering?</p>

<p>btw, what is Dartmouth’s strongest undergrad program?</p>

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<p>kk19131- the individual who started this particular thread just wanted a to obtain a very general notion of which of the ivies had the popular vote. The person also happens to be an international student so lets cut him/er some slack. By the way, I didn’t even find any mention of GG’s major.</p>

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<p>Obviously Brown.</p>

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<p>I understand that. But, nobody should apply to college who has no idea of the atmosphere and general educational requirements at the school. Picking a college is a pretty big life decision, not one a person should do based on a whim. But I’m not in an Ivy League school, so what do I know…</p>

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<p>Let me preface my post by saying that what I think doesn’t matter.</p>

<p>Percieved Undergrad Experince:

  1. Princeton
  2. Yale
  3. Brown
  4. Dartmouth
  5. Harvard
  6. Penn
  7. Columbia
  8. Cornell</p>

<p>The “Three Tiers” I was always told:
Harvard Yale Princeton
Dartmouth Brown Columbia
Penn Cornell</p>

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<p>How do columbia and penn switch in the tiers from the ratings??</p>

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<p>Yes, as people have said, it depends on your interest. For engineering, I would steer clear of the Ivy Leagues, or go with Cornell or Princeton. Obviously not Yale. If it was English or History, things would be different(#1 Yale).</p>

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<p>cornelly…</p>

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<p>which ivy is the easiest to get into?</p>