People sometimes get the impression that Ivies are about admitting only the best and brightest. But there are exceptions. Legacy admission, donor influence di

People sometimes get the impression that Ivies are about admitting only the best and brightest. But there are exceptions. Legacy admission, donor influence diversity picks. Also, I say diversity but I don't just mean race based picks. They are trying to build a student body that isn't made of people who all like the same sport for example. They need to fill out the various clubs. I think the engineering based elite schools like MIT, Caltech or Stanford are probably a safer bet. I also think being great in the academic world way different from the "real world" and there can be an adjustment period. I know there was for me!