2024 US News rankings

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It’s all about “fit” according to the parents of all the top school rejects.

You're telling us that fit is not important? Really? So you send your kid to a "higher-ranked" school that does not have his major just because it's "higher-ranked"

Yes

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s all about “fit” according to the parents of all the top school rejects.

You're telling us that fit is not important? Really? So you send your kid to a "higher-ranked" school that does not have his major just because it's "higher-ranked"

Yes

Not gonna tell you how to parent. I just think the vast majority of sane parents would not do that. Its sad you need to live vicariously through them

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s all about “fit” according to the parents of all the top school rejects.

You're telling us that fit is not important? Really? So you send your kid to a "higher-ranked" school that does not have his major just because it's "higher-ranked"

Yes

Not gonna tell you how to parent. I just think the vast majority of sane parents would not do that. Its sad you need to live vicariously through them

Just being honest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:U.S. News’ Rankings Not the ‘Behemoth’ Perceived

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/2023/09/13/us-news-not-behemoth-one-might-think

Dumb survey.. Don't ask the students, ask the parents..

You mean like the parents here We already know what they think! You should land the damn helicopter already.

No dumbass. Asking the wrong sample population and reporting on it like it's a finding is not exactly a statistical best practice. But then, you'd know that if you had gone to college..

Oh, asking the college applicant is the wrong sample population?! You are a joke! Why don't you just go back to kicking your cat you pathetic loser.

Ponder on why I said that.. I thought you were just uneducated, didn't realize you can't think either. you must be pretty.

Well, yes as a matter of fact very pretty. Ponder on that, loser.

Don't need to. I already concluded you are pretty, didn't I? Hopefully you understand why I came to that conclusion.

[Anonymous]

What I’m saying is that the posters who obsess over “fit” are also taking the rankings into account. They’re just in denial. Using the engineering major above as an example, of course if you’re looking for engineering you look at schools that have the major - and you pick the highest one you can get into.

So when posters say “my kid is going to [insert name of obscure second tier private liberal arts college here] because it’s the best fit,” what they really mean is it’s the best school their kid got into with the major they want.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:U.S. News’ Rankings Not the ‘Behemoth’ Perceived

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/admissions/2023/09/13/us-news-not-behemoth-one-might-think

Dumb survey.. Don't ask the students, ask the parents..

You mean like the parents here We already know what they think! You should land the damn helicopter already.

No dumbass. Asking the wrong sample population and reporting on it like it's a finding is not exactly a statistical best practice. But then, you'd know that if you had gone to college..

Oh, asking the college applicant is the wrong sample population?! You are a joke! Why don't you just go back to kicking your cat you pathetic loser.

Ponder on why I said that.. I thought you were just uneducated, didn't realize you can't think either. you must be pretty.

Well, yes as a matter of fact very pretty. Ponder on that, loser.

Don't need to. I already concluded you are pretty, didn't I? Hopefully you understand why I came to that conclusion.

oooo. this may be the wrong forum for that though

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I’m saying is that the posters who obsess over “fit” are also taking the rankings into account. They’re just in denial. Using the engineering major above as an example, of course if you’re looking for engineering you look at schools that have the major - and you pick the highest one you can get into.

So when posters say “my kid is going to [insert name of obscure second tier private liberal arts college here] because it’s the best fit,” what they really mean is it’s the best school their kid got into with the major they want.

Just curious, how would you define a "top" school?

[Anonymous]

Most of this list's t20 don't even offer my kid's program. Only six of them do. Of that six only four rate well in the field.

So, for us, this was a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most of this list's t20 don't even offer my kid's program. Only six of them do. Of that six only four rate well in the field.

So, for us, this was a waste of time.

Don’t be coy. Name the program.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What I’m saying is that the posters who obsess over “fit” are also taking the rankings into account. They’re just in denial. Using the engineering major above as an example, of course if you’re looking for engineering you look at schools that have the major - and you pick the highest one you can get into.

So when posters say “my kid is going to [insert name of obscure second tier private liberal arts college here] because it’s the best fit,” what they really mean is it’s the best school their kid got into with the major they want.

Just curious, how would you define a "top" school?

I’d start with “not a second tier liberal arts college.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of this list's t20 don't even offer my kid's program. Only six of them do. Of that six only four rate well in the field.

So, for us, this was a waste of time.

Don’t be coy. Name the program.

Sure. But after November 1st

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I’m saying is that the posters who obsess over “fit” are also taking the rankings into account. They’re just in denial. Using the engineering major above as an example, of course if you’re looking for engineering you look at schools that have the major - and you pick the highest one you can get into.

So when posters say “my kid is going to [insert name of obscure second tier private liberal arts college here] because it’s the best fit,” what they really mean is it’s the best school their kid got into with the major they want.

Just curious, how would you define a "top" school?

I’d start with “not a second tier liberal arts college.”

How far down on the National list do you define top?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What I’m saying is that the posters who obsess over “fit” are also taking the rankings into account. They’re just in denial. Using the engineering major above as an example, of course if you’re looking for engineering you look at schools that have the major - and you pick the highest one you can get into.

So when posters say “my kid is going to [insert name of obscure second tier private liberal arts college here] because it’s the best fit,” what they really mean is it’s the best school their kid got into with the major they want.

No, it usually has a lot more to do with price. When a kid wants a small school, they could usually ED and get into a high ranked school but it will cost them 70k/yr to go. Instead, they go to the lower ranked school and it costs them less than in-state public with merit aid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What I’m saying is that the posters who obsess over “fit” are also taking the rankings into account. They’re just in denial. Using the engineering major above as an example, of course if you’re looking for engineering you look at schools that have the major - and you pick the highest one you can get into.

So when posters say “my kid is going to [insert name of obscure second tier private liberal arts college here] because it’s the best fit,” what they really mean is it’s the best school their kid got into with the major they want.

No, it usually has a lot more to do with price. When a kid wants a small school, they could usually ED and get into a high ranked school but it will cost them 70k/yr to go. Instead, they go to the lower ranked school and it costs them less than in-state public with merit aid.

I do not think this is true. Sure, there are exceptions. But the stats of a “second tier liberal arts college” are very different than those of a top one. We toured a ton of LAC trying to find safeties for my kid and there were obvious differences between the top (say 15-20) schools and the ones that give a ton of merit.

[Anonymous]

In my short time on this forum, the only “top” school that never gets bashed is Harvard. All other schools are Harvard wannabes