Are there any other ivory league universities?
2006-08-02 16:26:27 · 9 answers · asked by antonio rellano 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Originally, Ivy League referred to a set of schools that competed against each other in sports (they still do). By now the term is used mostly to refer to the high quality of education in these schools.
The reason these schools formed their own sports league is because they all have very high academic standards and so it would not be reasonable for them to compete with schools where academics are taken considerably less seriously. For example, Ivy League schools do not give sports scholarships, which means that some of their athletes who are on financial aid may have to be working. That is very different from athletes in other leagues who get a full ride and can focus all of their time on athletic training.
2006-08-02 16:54:43 · answer #1 · answered by Ladida 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think she means Ivy League. There are 8 schools in the Ivy League - Brown, Columbai, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and Penn. The term came for the sports league founded in 1954.
2006-08-02 23:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ivy League includes Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Penn, and Yale. Schools are located in the north-eastern United States.
2006-08-02 23:34:13 · answer #3 · answered by Rockster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to Brown, so I can tell you that the Ivy League schools are Brown, Harvard, Yale, Dartmouth, Princeton, Penn (University of Pennsulvania), Columbia and Cornell. They are so called because of the ivy that covers the buildings on their campuses. Ivy League schools are considered by many to be the best universities in the country academically, and consequently are some of the most expensive.
Good luck to your daughter...the competition will be rigorous!
2006-08-02 23:35:46 · answer #4 · answered by Bobbie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other IVY (not ivory) league schools include Harvard, Yale, Colombia, Princeton, and Dartmouth.
2006-08-02 23:32:41 · answer #5 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's Ivy League.
2006-08-02 23:31:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's Ivy League...
2006-08-02 23:30:09 · answer #7 · answered by I'm awesome! 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ivy League refers to eight private higher education institutions that are all located in the north-eastern US. These schools are often highly ranked and considered very prestigious. For more information you can check this webste:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivy_League
2006-08-03 00:06:47 · answer #8 · answered by MissC 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh my god! IVY league. Obviously you didn't go to college.
2006-08-02 23:31:18 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋