| I felt unworthy when I contemplated penning a piece | | | | unlike other schools in America. Instead, academic |
| on Ivy League schools. After reading up on more | | | | achievement is the foundation for scholarship grants. |
| facts about these schools, I realized that I was | | | | Excellence in the classroom is the highest priority for |
| unworthy. The prestige of Ivy League schools is | | | | Ivy League schools. Only the best of the best are |
| legendary. Since the American Revolution, or even | | | | admitted with an acceptance rate of nine per cent to |
| earlier, they have been the best in America. Here are | | | | twenty per cent per year. The college admissions |
| some details I'd like to share about the academic and | | | | process can be a tough battle at any school all over |
| athletic excellence of the Ivy League, all seven | | | | the nation, but here it's absolutely vicious. At times, |
| universities and 1 college of it. | | | | students with very good test scores are turned |
| The Ivy League is comprised of Princeton University, | | | | down from their first Ivy League school of choice for |
| Harvard University, Cornell University, Brown | | | | no evident reason. These schools have such a high |
| University, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University, | | | | number of applicants that the process is never a sure |
| Columbia University, and Dartmouth College. The | | | | thing. |
| most erstwhile university is Harvard University | | | | I was also amazed to know that even students with |
| founded in 1636, while Cornell was founded last of | | | | better than average test scores are at times not |
| the eight schools in 1865. The title Ivy League is said | | | | admitted to Ivy League schools. The college |
| to come from the ivy that grow on the outside of | | | | admissions office looks at the students as a |
| the old buildings that comprise the campuses. | | | | complete package. Aside from test scores and |
| The Ivy League has been competing against each | | | | grades, club and society memberships, leadership |
| other in sports as long as there have been sports in | | | | positions, extracurricular activities, and the elusive "X" |
| college. In 1852, the 1st event was held between | | | | factor are also weighed in. |
| Yale's and Harvard's boating teams. Since then, | | | | Indeed, an Ivy League school is the best place to |
| they've included every sport from baseball to water | | | | get a great education. However, you should be |
| polo with fencing, football, lacrosse, rowing, and | | | | accepted first, and the best way to do that is to get |
| squash in between, just to name some. They were | | | | the interest of the college admission offices by |
| officially named the Ivy League in 1954, though they | | | | presentation. Organizing all your information in 1 place |
| had been unofficially called by that name long before. | | | | is your most effective way. |
| In 1954, the Ivy League's founded pact for football | | | | You must work on getting high grades because |
| was extended to all intercollegiate sports. According | | | | athletic ability is not enough to get you a scholarship |
| to the pact, athletic ability alone doesn't deserve aid. | | | | to an Ivy League school. |
| The Ivy League doesn't give athletic scholarships, | | | | |