Is it just the name/reputation or do they offer something non-Ivy colleges don't have?
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Well....Because employers prefer graduates of Ivy leage schools. They require higher grades to get in, cost more money to attend and seem to have teachers who know something about the subject they're teaching.\n\nhttp://www.daylon.com/mba
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I would say that "welcomingness" is more a product of size than selectivity.  At a small liberal arts college you'll have more individual contact with your professors that at an ivy league school or similar university, but you'd have even less at a big state school.  I go to a small liberal arts school, and I can tell you that I've only been there a semester and a half and I think at least eleven professors know my name (my mom says she graduated from a state school without a single prof knowing her name) and in the big required freshman intro class that everyone takes after every paper we turn in we meet one-on-one with our prof to discuss the paper.  From what I've heard, I think that at bigger schools (ivies and similar) you can certainly get to know your professors if you try, but you have to go out of your way to make that happen.  \n\nAnother thing to think about is emphasis on teaching vs. research.  My school is very focused on teaching, and pretty much all our profs like to teach and want to get to know us.  And we don't have a graduate school, so we're not competing with grad students for our professors' time (the grad students tend to win).  There certainly is plenty of research and such that goes on, but I haven't encountered any profs who are more concerned about their research than their classes.
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While I do not have experience with the masters programs, I have spent a significant amount of time as a student at the Devry in Fremont, CA.  I would have to say that as a school, they are sub-par at best.  It is absolutely NOT worth the money.  Most of my teachers barely spoke English, they let in just about anybody who has the money (or meets meager finance requirements) which creates an extremely undesirable environment in terms of fellow students.  The enrollment officers fed me a pack of lies about every aspect of the school, in particular the transfer of my credits.  If you are expecting any kind of respectable, scholarly institution, you are barking up the wrong tree, believe me.
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I think they recurit, but i dont think they can recieve full scholarships, probably half ones. I had a friend who went to harvard she made a perfect 1600 and had like a 4.4 gpa and harvad said they dont give out scholarships for merit. Only need based scholarships are given out
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Hey my friend is going there because it is an excellent business school, but we were looking and ranking to see whose school was ranked higher and one place had it ranked 4th followed by Duke and Stanford which where tied for 5.... sooo she got me!! lol But it looks great in comparison to others!!!
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I think the only time it has an effect is if all other factors are the same, and even then it might not matter.  Otherwise, I don't think it really matters what school you graduated from.  If it did, not too many people would have jobs, because not too many of us went to Ivy League schools.  Use your interview to really win them over.  They want to be able to connect with the people they are working with!
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I've taken classes at at least 5 universities and junior colleges and have taken classes online as well.   I have also taken two classes at Harvard.  (and yes, I graduated from most of them and have several degrees.)\n\nI don't expect you, or anyone else to believe me, but...  Harvard was THE worst school I've ever been to.\n\nHonest to God.\n\nI don't get what this Harvard, Yale, Princeton thing is all about.\n\nAnd I certainly wouldn't lower myself to borrow money to go there.  (or anywhere else, for that matter.)
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While I don't attend Harvard, Ivy League schools look at several aspects of a student's application for acceptance.  Simply admitting students based on test scores would not necessarily make for a diverse, or interesting class, and that's what they want.
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There are many factors that affect admissions at Ivy League colleges such as Harvard and Princeton.  While GPA is one of the most important factors, it is NOT the most important one, let alone the one that determines whether an applicant is admitted or rejected.  College admissions officers at Ivy League schools consider many other factors, including SAT/ACT scores, SAT II scores, strength of high school curriculum, extracurricular involvement, awards, and financial/social background, to name a few.  (Incidentally, there is no “required” GPA.)\n\nOn the other hand, one can increase -- dramatically increase, in some cases -- his/her chances of being admitted to Ivy League schools by achieving a high GPA.  For instance, with a perfect 4.0 GPA, or 100, or the highest cumulative GPA in a graduating class, one has a much better chance of being admitted to Harvard or Princeton.  This is evidenced by the fact that, while Ivy League colleges do not admit all valedictorians, applicants with the best academic records from their respective high schools tend to be admitted at much more propitious rates than students who rank near the top of their classes but are not quite perfect academically.  \n\nAs I said before, though, GPA is not the only factor in college admissions.  If an applicant with a 3.6 GPA -- unweighted (which means "not accounting for honors/AP courses," which add extra ) -- scores extremely well on the ACT or SAT (for example, in the ranges of 34-36 and 2300-2400, respectively), his/her slightly lower GPA -- relatively, of course -- might be overlooked, provided he/she demonstrates evidence of superior abilities/talents, which I will discuss in the next section.\n\nAdmissions at Harvard, Princeton, and, in general, highly selective schools, is often misunderstood by the public.  Admissions officers at such schools are not hired to admit students with the best academic records, but those who have talents that few of their peers have.  They want teenagers who have achieved things that most people will not achieve in a lifetime -- winning national science competitions, publishing bestselling books, presiding over national youth forums, founding a nationwide organization for the betterment of humanity; the list goes on and on.  These students may not be perfect academically, but they are no doubt more appealing than students who get perfect 4.0s and 2400s, but have not a real achievement to their name.\n\nMy advice to you is to study hard, but not devote too much time to perfecting your GPA.  If you are Harvard material – anyone who dreams “it” can achieve “it,” so you probably are – I advise you to find a niche.  What are you good at?  Where can you shine?  Utilize your talents and you will achieve something BIG.  By then, being admitted to Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Stanford, or any other big-name school will merely be a byproduct of your true accomplishments.\n\nThere are many sites with advice on college admissions.  One favorite among students as well as parents is www.collegeconfidential.com, which provides college admissions-related information straight from experienced adults, as well as a forum for parents, counselors, and students to discuss all things related to college admissions (be wary of discouraging information, though!)  Good luck!\n\nJust a note: Many "normal" students are admitted to Harvard and Princeton...  You don't necessarily have to accomplish the things I mentioned.  For the most part, though, admissions is a "crapshoot" for normal students.
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As non-merit financial aid becomes less available, universities are asking for more proof of income and assets.  It is to your advantage to provide the documentation because if as you state, your family assets are less than they believe, the financial aid department will put you into consideration for university based aide to make up the difference financially for you to attend their school if you are their desired choice.\n\nAs an example, I went to Xavier University and could not qualify for much non-merit based financial assistance because I owned property and had investments.  However, because they really wanted me to attend and felt I would be an asset to the university, they totaled up my merit based scholarships, the in kind assistance and loans, compared that to the tuition and fees and my asset availability and investments, found a net difference in my favor and offered me additional funds to attend their school.  I could have attended a publically funded state school just with what I had because their tuition for in state students was so much lower and I had been accepted.  They have now to verify "estimates" before they can consider you for real money.\n\nI really think they are trying to help you here with their own additional university based scholarships, honor loans and assistance.
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I think a lot of it is going to have to do with geographic preferences, town/city size preferences, student body make up, and a lot of other things.  \n\nTry www.princetonreview.com, they have a college selector quiz that will help you go through a lot of these things. \n\nI went to Washington & Lee, it was an excellent school with a well-known business school.  However, it is a small, conservative college in the middle of nowhere Virginia.  It's certainly not the right college for everyone.
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Well it wasn't hard for me though the college is supposedly really selective. Just make sure your sat or act scores along with your gpa if you still in high school looks good before you apply.  I'm a freshman and I disagree with what the person above me posted. The school is far from boring. Maybe his cousin attends one of the remote colleges of SCAD. I'm at the main campus and I've never heard anyone say anything negative about the school. You should really look into SCAD. I recommend taking a tour.
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I don't study at Harvard, but I do attend Columbia University which is in the Ivy League (along with Harvard.)  If you have any questions that you think I may be able to answer feel free to ask.
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Some are ending them.  Some are not ending them.  It really is a school by school basis.  I don't believe there is an overarching reason for why some are ending early admission.  Most probably have to do with the admissions office needing to make a change.
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All of the above. (grades, rank, standardized tests)\n\nAnd if your application is not spell-checked and grammar checked, forget it.\n\nEdit: No idea what the person below me is talking about. None of the Ivies give out athletic scholarships. The people who go to college at an Ivy do it the same way anyone else does: student loans. They are just in debt longer than anyone else.
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I'm not sure either.  Perhaps you're talking about the admissions counselors?  Admissions is the office that recruits students for the colleges.  Is that what you mean?
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They have a hard time recruiting in their own backyard is their first problem.  Penn State, Pitt, even Rutgers beats them in their backyard for recruiting.  They need to recruit better in all honestly, if they could do that they could begin to build a program.