HYPSM is an acronym that stands for five of the most prestigious and highly selective universities in the United States: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, and MIT12. These schools are commonly thought of as the best schools in the country and consistently rank in the top 10 national universities1. They are among the ten hardest U.S. colleges to get into1.
High-achieving high school students with aspirations of attending a top-rated college often have their sights set on HYPSM1. While acceptance in an HYPSM school is a feather in the cap of any college-bound student, choosing a college comes down to fit, or how well a school matches a student’s interests, ambitions, and ideals1.
