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...applicants would most like to attend if cost and acceptance were of no concern. For the past four years, that distinction had been held by New York University. Parents ranked Harvard as the third school they would most like their children to attend, trailing Princeton and Stanford. Robert J. Franek, the vice president at The Princeton Review in charge of the survey, argued that Harvard’s higher profile due to the elimination of early action and the new financial aid initiative led to its taking over the top position. “We found that the number...
...many students’ preferences, Brand surmised. “Everyone knows Manhattan is the coolest place in the world,” she explained, “cooler than Harvard Yard.” Prospective students have responded to the allure of the city life, said Robert J. Franek, vice president and publisher of Princeton Review Books. “Over the last five to seven years, there has been an undeniable interest among college-bound students to study in an urban area,” he said. According to Franek, NYU indicates “very clearly?...
...Both Franek and Morse agreed, however, that rankings help to guide college applicants...
...Powerful cities have access that they give to their students,” Franek said, referring to the abundance of internship and job opportunities in large cities...
...Franek suggested that students use the rankings to supplement, not replace, their own college searches...