Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, Oxford - they are dreams for students like me. Which ones are better, friendlier, fun? And which ones offer special scholarships for low-income families?
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Each of the top universities has their own personality.  You need to visit each one and spend some time there to see the differences.  Some are in great cities (Harvard and MIT, for example), others are not.\n\nCollege is what you make it.  You can get the equivalent of an Ivy League education at a state school if you so choose.  In many cases, it is the networks that you form at college that help support you throughout your life.\n\nAll colleges have programs to help low-income families.  Many of the top schools will pay all of your educational costs if you can meet their admissions criteria.
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There's plenty of them.  If I were you, I would check out the following:\n\nUniversity of California at Berkeley\nUniversity of California at Santa Cruz\nCalifornia Institute of Technology\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology\nUniversity of Michigan at Ann Arbor\nPrinceton University\nStanford University\nTexas Tech University\nYale University\n\nThat's a list of those that I know to be good for engineering and technology, plus a few that are just so good generally they are bound to be worthwhile.\n\nGood luck!
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Private colleges with large endowments usually give substantial grants to excellent students with great financial need, AND to excellent students from middle-income families with sizable financial need (given the high tuition costs of these colleges).  Few students at private colleges get NO financial assistance.  Students who attend these colleges are also usually quite smart, and often attain scholarships from various other sources. \n\nIt sounds like you are a student "in the middle," with a very high parental income, and no academic scholarships.  Students like you do indeed usually go to state schools.  But don't despair.  There are some excellent state universities, eight of which have earned reputations as "public ivies." \n\nHere's a list of "Public Ivies."\n\nThe original eight, from Moll (1985):\nCollege of William and Mary \nMiami University (in Ohio)\nUniversity of California (the entire state system)\nUniversity of Michigan \nUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill \nUniversity of Texas at Austin \nUniversity of Vermont \nUniversity of Virginia \n\nFrom Greene's Guides (2001), additional potential "public ivy" schools:\n\nBinghamton University \nIndiana University Bloomington \nMichigan State University \nThe Ohio State University \nThe Pennsylvania State University \nRutgers University \nUniversity of Arizona \nUniversity of Colorado at Boulder \nUniversity of Connecticut \nUniversity of Delaware \nUniversity of Florida \nUniversity of Georgia \nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign \nUniversity of Iowa \nUniversity of Maryland, College Park \nUniversity of Minnesota \nUniversity of Washington \nUniversity of Wisconsin
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Denver does seem to have the winning combination for you.  Start with the scholarship. Nothing is cast in stone.  Change is always a possibility.  :)
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Harvard College of Medicine, Mass., is ranked #1 by most credible polls.  It is also the school with the highest ratio of "accepted students who enroll" and one of the "toughest ratios" of applicants to admitted students.\n\nI am an MD and PHD, Yale alum, and my advice: ignore the rude comments by other person who has answered; study hard; learn all you can, and good luck!! \n\necl, md, phd
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Last year I was tutoring two kids from high school who were taking college courses. They both went to Harvard. One was the highest and the other was 3rd in his class at a top high school. They each had over 2300 on the SAT. They each had won a national gold medal in a tough science competition. One was captain of the math team and a soloist in the school orchestra on two instruments, the other one was captain of the debate team and a champion cross country runner (4th in state). They both acted in the school plays, and both of them were active in their churches and were leaders in student groups that did charity work with homeless people. \n\nWhat great kids! But the real thing about them was they were passionate about everything they did. That is the kind of kid who gets accepted to Harvard, and that is the kind of kid who belongs there.
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I went to... Err... I'm assuming college?  Clay Elementary in Oregon, Ohio was closed down to be added as a wing of the high school...\n\nI went to Harvard University in Cambridge, MA for a summer, but mainly I went to Miami U in Oxford, Ohio.  I also went to (in chronological order):\n\nUniversity of Glasgow, Scotland\nBowling Green State University\nUniversity of Toledo\nThe Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio, which is apparently concerned that eventually there will only be one state university left in Ohio someday, hence the totally uncessary but "important" article "the" on a proper noun...)\nUniversity of oArhus, Denmark\n\nI guess you could say that I get around.  Right now I'm an undecided pre-PhD student.  I don't know what I want to PhD in or where I want to do it, although I've narrowed it down to something related to social sciences or writing... or maybe law school, which I know is not a PhD.\n\nThe one thing I do know for sure is that I want the next level of education to pay off more than what I pay in (ex: $100K education is not worth $40k/year pay).  That means I need a fellowship, grant, or assistantship or an incredibly good pay return for the cost of the education...
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Hi, I'm a student at Harvard, so DEFINITELY HARVARD!\n\nBut really, they're both great schools, which will support your studies in any field. I believe that Harvard and Yale are pretty comparable in the humanities and liberal arts, especially at the undergraduate level. Other aspects, such as the previously mentioned law school, won't affect you at all as an undergrad, unless you decide to take advantage of the other resources in the area. For this reason, you might choose Harvard, because Boston is a much more developed city, with a great number of resources.\n\nI chose Harvard over Yale despite a research stipend offer from Yale because Yale is located in New Haven, known to be a rather unsafe location once you're a few blocks away from the campus. Cambridge, on the other hand, is rather safe (and has places to go to.)\n\nAlso, if you are truly interested in the humanities and liberal arts, you would want to apply to a liberal arts college, and not a research university like Harvard and Yale.\n\nSide note: the Harvard-Yale football game is November 18. Maybe you can base your decision on whoever wins! (I'll be there.)\n\nAnd one more thing....if your family qualifies for financial aid, I believe both schools will give you a decent amount. Harvard fully subsidizes families with income below $60k, and nearly covers everything for families with income below $80k.
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Actually, you sound like a good candidate. Of course you know that most students applying to these schools are good candidates, and the kids they reject often appear just as qualified as those they let in. So apply to NYU and Harvard, but also have some back up schools in mind. \n\nFor example, if you want Ivy League, also look at Cornell. Cornell is probably the least "competitive" in terms of admissions of all the Ivys. And yet it's an Ivy. \n\nYou may also be interested in any of the following: Georgetown, Boston College, Boston University, Syracuse, Northwestern, U Chicago, Tufts, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, Fordham. All extremely excellent schools, some of which, if you like NYU and Harvard, I think may appeal to you.
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www.fastweb.com\nwww.scholarships.com\n\nBut fastweb is the best one there.
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MIT is known as one of the best for undergraduate programs, as well as IIT.  Harvard has one of the best graduate programs.\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology\nIllinois Institute of Technology www.iit.edu
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any of the ivy league schools: harvard university, princeton university, yale university, cornell university, brown university, columbia university, university of pennsylvania, dartmouth college
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Have you checked out:\nhttp://princetonreview.com/home.asp\n\nAt this site you can make a free account, enter in your high school career and majors you're interested in (for FREE) and it will give you schools that match you and you can decide which one, in which state sounds best for you.\n\nGood Luck and Take Care!
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I am also doing research because i would like to go. All of my friends that have gone have said that it is an AMAZING experience and EXTREMELY worth it. I highly suggest going. I believe they offer a few scholarships...you may want to look into it.
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Maryland and Virginia are excellent state universties.  Others include anything in the Big Ten or any UC schools.  There are lots of excellent private universities other than those in the Ivy League (Chicago, Duke, Stanford, Rice, etc).  US News & World Reports ranks colleges.\n\nI've provided a link to Princeton Review.  They have a tool that asks you questions about what you want in a school as well as about your background.  It then suggests several schools that might be of interest to you.  I think you ought to start there.
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McArthur Foundation\nFord Foundation\nCarnegi Foundation\n\nSome of the churches also offer scholarships for such studies.
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You should not be focusing on one school. If you are interested in Harvard, you should apply to Princeton, Yale and others that interest you as well. Keep in mind that these colleges are extremely competitive and selective, so be prepared to present an excellent application package with top SAT I and SAT II scores, excellent grades and recommendations, essays, and tons of community and extra-curricular work. For more information about ivy league universities, visit:\nhttp://www.macquil.com/articles/ivyleagues.php\nFor a list of rankings: http://www.macquil.com/rankingstests.php