Rank these schools in terms of 1) difficulty to get into and 2) most prestigious. 3) best social life?

Harvard is the most prestigious, and the most difficult to get into, but has the worst social life. Everyone there is an elitist, and stives to be better than you. Competition is out of control, and unless your Jesus Christ, most people will never know your name. At Harvard, you are a number. Northwestern is the easiest to get into of that list, but is by no means a lesser school. Any college is what you make of it. Prestige is an elitest's mentality, and will get you no further than any other school. I go to Nichols College (ever heard of it?) and will be interning at Citibank this summer. There are many Harvard folks who do not have this oppurtunity.