大学录取难度链: H/S/M->Y/P->Wharton/哥大 CC ->Caltech/UChicago/Duke/Brown

大学录取难度链：(整体难度，单个学生申请情况及结果可能千差万别,某些学校特殊优势专业录取难度会高一点; 私/公HS也有关系，地域因素也不小。比如P从NJ几个feeder私校批量招生)

***H/S/M - WOW

->Y/P - just as outstanding, but less of WOW or bomb factor

->Wharton/Columbia CC - excellent in both academics & professional preparation

->Caltech/UChicago/Duke/Brown - elite shops attracting top students

->Columbia Engr/Penn non-Wharton/Dartmouth/Cornell - ivy in full display

->Northwestern/Vandy/Rice/JHU/Georgetown/UCBerkeley top majors - about lower ivy level but without the ivy glory

->Notre Dame/Washington U/Tufts/NYU Stern - Excellent schools with noted advantages

->Emory/CMU/USC/UCB most majors/UCLA/Virginia/Michigan - Well respected widely

->Georgia Tech/Other top to mid UC campuses/UT Austin/UNC/NYU most majors - Very strong schools with strong programs

->UWashington, U of I, ... - Leading state flagship universities with areas of particular strengths

I think Georgia Tech is getting quite hard to get in lately. It's moving up to UCLA/Michigan level, but are not there yet.

The list goes on ...