The Princeton Review conducts our annual College Hopes and Worries Survey of college applicants and parents of applicants to report on their expectations and experiences surrounding the college application process. Respondents are readers of our annual "Best Colleges" guidebook and users of our website.
Findings for our 2011 survey are ba<x>sed on responses from 12,185 people: 8,219 college applicants and 3,966 parents of applicants. They came from across America, representing all 50 states and DC. Some replied from countries abroad.
Some of our key findings are below. Also, check out our favorite words of advice from students and parents.
What "dream" college do you wish you (your child) could attend if acceptance and/or cost were not issues? (fill in the blank)
Students == Parents
1 Stanford University == Harvard College
2 Harvard College == Stanford University
3 New York University == Princeton University
4 Princeton University == Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology == Yale University
6 Yale University == Duke University
7 University of California - Los Angeles == Brown University
8 University of Pennsylvania == New York University
9 University of Southern California == University of Notre Dame
10 University of California - Berkeley == Northwestern University
