Re: hedgerow-league
We'd call Rutgers a "Public Ivy" since they're a state sponsored and/or land grant school that offers an education comparable to an Ivy League university, and has roughly the same level of prestige but for a hell of a lot less in terms of Tuition and with a much easier admissions policy since they're public.
I finished my bachelor's at a so-called "Hidden Ivy", but I have no idea how admissions was for normal entrants or transfers because my Brigade's career counselor did most of the leg work. I was in the US Army Student Detachment, a program that Training and Doctrine Command had (and maybe still has) for Active Duty Soldiers to finish up their degree while still getting their pay, allowances, and Tricare in exchange for assisting the School's ROTC cadre with training the ROTC Cadets, and also extending your contract (or outright re-enlisting) for however many years you're in the detachment.
Hedgerow league would work I guess, though aren't most hedgerows made out of Ivy?
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