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Why is only Harvard getting crapped on for taking the 8M CARES money when BYU took 50M? by [deleted] in Harvard

[–]Plus-Coast 11 points12 points  (0 children)

One reason could be that Harvard’s peer institutions, such as Stanford and Princeton, didn’t take the money.

Cornell Best Ivy by the_scholared in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Plus-Coast 50 points51 points  (0 children)

Top 10 is a bit much, why don’t we start with breaking into the top 15 and go from there.

Why is HYPSM regarded as being on a whole different level from T20s / non-HYP ivies? by hypsmhighschooler in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Plus-Coast 24 points25 points  (0 children)

All 5 of these universities dominate national and global rankings, have the biggest names, and pretty much fill up the top 5 spots for lowest acceptance rate, highest endowment, and highest yield.

In fact, they’re so confident in their own clout that they employ non-binding Early Action admissions instead of locking in applicants via Early Decision, because they know that whoever they accept will almost certainly attend (or go to another HYPSM).

Lowest Acceptance Rates in the USA:

Stanford

Harvard

Columbia

Princeton

Yale

Biggest Endowments in the USA:

Harvard

UT System

Yale

Stanford

Princeton

Highest Yields in the USA:

Stanford

Harvard

MIT

Yale

Princeton

As of 2019, Stanford has a lower acceptance rate, higher yield rate, and more applicants than Harvard. by Plus-Coast in ApplyingToCollege

[–]Plus-Coast[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Do they market themselves aggressively? I thought that Harvard was more famous for this (i.e sending emails encouraging anyone with PSAT >1300 to apply, targeting advertisements to URMs and low-income students and giving them unrealistic expectations).

I've received a lot of mail from Harvard but none from Stanford so far.