are you an ivy league university student?
397789
No.\n\nI'd say, sometimes Ivy League schools are a waste of money. Sure you get a good name on your diploma but it's how well you learn and what you learned from your college that matters the most. Experience acquired before and during college is important too to employers.
334908
That's a pretty good score. - Congratulations! But it depends on what school you want to get into. Probably some Ivy leagues won't think that's good enough.
975975
Check out this link for more information about Ivy League schools, a very select group of 8 schools that fall under this "umbrella." Brown, Columbia, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, UPenn, Cornell, Dartmouth are those eight schools. There are any number of colleges/universities who's educations are on par with -- or superior to -- these schools, but this group carries a particuar cache and expectation of excellence.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League
27141
It depends. Many Ivy league schools have a very limited transfer acceptance,  Mainly because they admit to capcity and the only open space would be students that dropped out for varous reasons.\n\nOn top of that, they would have to have space in your field of study.\n\nIf you are an exceptional student, the best thing to do is apply and get an interview and make a case why you are a strong student.\n\nIn my case, I felt I would not do well as an undergrad at an Ivy League, but did got for my graduate degrees. So, you can continue a good run with grades and academically challenging courses and apply for grad school at your school of choice.
954339
Yes.  I'm a Freshman.
913095
No.\n\nYou don't need one to get in to many universities and colleges, via things like 'mature' or 'special' student programs; scholarships and bursaries are available to them with little or no consideration of high school anything, so...
432983
Nope, its not just there.  I live in Massachusetts and out here, the rich (sometimes smarties, too!) kids go to Harvard, M.I.T., UMass Amherst (BOOHOO) or WPI.
881637
It depends.  What school are you at?  And what is you're name?
1086417
Harvard.  Oxford.  La Creme de la creme.  It sounds like you have the grades.  Wealth is NOT an issue (Harvard is excellent at handing out financial aid).  \n\nSo, you have a shot in terms of grades.  But Ivy League schools (I went to Princeton, and was accepted at Yale) and Oxford are not just looking for grades; if that were so, you would have NO chance (because they routinely receive enough applications with averages at 100%, or over 4.0, and SAT scores in the 1580 range) that they could fill the class with just those people.  So grades are NOT the only criteria.  But if you don't have very good grades (looks like you do, though) you won't even truly be considered for admission.\n\nYou must do something OTHER than be a good student.  You must have a passion (other than getting into Oxford or Harvard) in life that you have done something about.  Sports...play rugby?  Soccer?  Music...play an instrument well?  Community service: have you done something for your community of note, like volunteer at a shelter?  Go look at Harvard's website (listed below) and look at their admissions FAQ's.  See what they have to say.  \n\nGood luck!
567189
I currently attend Columbia University.  Most of my friends here all had extremely strong SAT scores and GPAs.  Nearly everyone at Columbia has at least those two things in common.  You need to have those two things as a minimum and then you need to make yourself stand out.  Pursue some things that you absolutely love and shine.  In your free time, do what you really want to do, what you are good out, and what you can make a difference in.  Doing that in addition to what everyone else does will make you different and unique.  Columbia and all of the other Ivys don't want classrooms full of identicial students.  They want diversity, a wide range of student talents, and most importantly motivation.  Oh yeah, and put a lot of effort into the application!\n\nGood Luck!  Hope to see you at Columbia!
636515
Hey, I'm glad you like Harvard, i do to. I find that each college/Uni has its own value to needs of particular students.
325530
Like anything else in life, you get out of it what you put in.  There are many, many successful people who didn't go to ivy league schools.  But they're also the ones who did more than what was expected of them.  The people that go the extra mile are the ones that tend to excel in whatever they wish to do.  Besides most of the folks who got into ivy league schools are there because of that extra 110 percent!
444322
Yes...the Ivy League consortium like Harvard and Yale offer undergraduate specilization in the Philosophy Majors the concentration in Metaphysics...look at elite schools
1184914
First of all, I am not sure what the IV Ivy Leagues are, but I go to an Ivy, and there are 8, not 4. \nAlso, there really is no cutoff for getting into these college. There are averages that students generally fall into, but they are not set in stone. \nFor example: When I was applying, most candidates had a 1400 or above out 0f 1600 on their SATs, but I know people who only achieved a 1050 and still were admitted. \nDo not be discouraged by your scores. You can take the test over if you please, but remember that all parts of your application, ie. gpa, essays, extracurricular activities, and recommendations are also VERY important in the process of getting you admitted. \nThe process is not as strict as it seems and they might just accept you based on your great personality!\n\nGood Luck!
200568
I suggest you to get accepted at Harvard. Just like him.
1115665
I've looked into some ivy schools and they all seem to have great financial aid packages.  They want potential students to see that cost should never be an option.  So they will work with you alot to find all ways possible to help you in covering the tuition.  UPenn and Harvard are great for that.
767850
In my opinion, the best way to get into a big name school/ivy is to convince the admissions staff that your interests/professional needs fit perfectly with their programs. They want to see kids that know what they want to do and will utilize their resources immediately (and then become super sucessful and make big time money). You need to convince Yale that their grad program is the only one for you. Research Yale's classes, professors, programs, etc. In addition to getting great grades adn doing all the things you listed, focus your undergrad studies and extracurriculars on a field that will set you up perfectly for a program that you are interested in and that is uniquely Yale.  \n\nThis process worked for both me and a close friend of mine. I will be attending Cornell next semester. My friend is enrolled at Columbia as a grad student.\n\nGood luck.