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The Ivy League schools are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown, Dartmouth, UPenn, and Cornell.
Some of the schools have been involved in major scandals over the years.
Columbia senior Emma Sulkowicz carried a mattress around after she said she was sexually assaulted.
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A cheating scandal rocked Harvard's campus in 2012, and dozens of students were asked to leave the school as a result.
Harvard University campus.
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During her senior year at Columbia University, Emma Sulkowicz carried a mattress around campus after she said she was sexually assaulted by a student who was allowed to remain at the school.
Emma Sulkowicz carries a mattress on Columbia's campus.
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In 2018, seven current and former female Dartmouth College students sued the institution, saying it had failed to protect them from sexual abuse and misconduct.
Dartmouth College.
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The college admissions scandal known as Varsity Blues revealed just how far parents would go to place their children in top schools.
William 'Rick' Singer leaves Boston Federal Court on March 12, 2019.
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After Princeton University acknowledged past and present racism within its educational system in September 2020, a federal investigation was opened into the matter.
Students walk on campus at Princeton University on February 4, 2020, in Princeton, New Jersey.
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