Chicago, Charlottesville, Philly

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
You will also probably find that a lot of people are at UPenn because they didn't get into their first choice. Don't misinterpret that – it's a great school; but I think a lot of people end up there after not getting accepted at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, etc…

the same can be said about any school other than Harvard, Yale, and Princeton (maybe Stanford, MIT and CalTech as well)

Originally posted by Charlie Nakatestes,Japanese Golfer:
And as far as grades go? A "B" is the new "C".

most top schools have a file on high schools (from kids who applied in the past from that school and just general knowledge) and understand their curve and the level of competitiveness at the high school … and with class rank, grades don't really matter

Yes, but this is especially true of UPenn because it is a second-tier Ivy. A top-notch midwestern school does not have the problem to the same degree.

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
You will also probably find that a lot of people are at UPenn because they didn't get into their first choice. Don't misinterpret that – it's a great school; but I think a lot of people end up there after not getting accepted at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, etc…

the same can be said about any school other than Harvard, Yale, and Princeton (maybe Stanford, MIT and CalTech as well)

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
… and with class rank…

Class rank has been dropped by a lot of schools (including many in Fairfax County). Presumably because it causes "trauma" on the poor children.

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:

Originally posted by Hoya Paranoia:
… and with class rank…

Class rank has been dropped by a lot of schools (including many in Fairfax County). Presumably because it causes "trauma" on the poor children.

Yeah, my high school (B-CC in Montgomery County, doesn't rank. In fact, I think all of Montgomery County follows a top such and such percent of the class policy, rather than rankings. I think it is a good thing. Schools like B-CC and Whitman are already college obsessed, populated with crazy students and even crazier parents. Right now, kids are trying to figure out who our valedictorian would be if we had one. It's sick.

Originally posted by Graace:
It's sick.

wait until you get to law school and your career depends on being in a certain quartile =)

purely based on music i'd say upenn as it will be easier to get to shows as you are already in the city. northwestern is out in evanston, so you'd probably only be in chicago proper on the weekends. starhill in cville is nice, but doesn't get most of the shows that dc gets.

penn is in the city, but like bags said, its in the hood. some parts of west philly make pg county look like fairfax county.