How would you rank these colleges?
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Anonymous
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I'm curious to see how people (especially you HR folks and recruiters) would personally rank these schools if you had a recent graduate apply for an entry level job.
Colby College, Notre Dame, UC Berkeley, Boston College, Colgate, Fordham, Boston University, UVA, Villanova, Tulane, and UMD. |
Anonymous
berkeley UVA Tulane Notre dame BU BC colgate, colby UMD fordham, villanova |
Anonymous
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1. UC Berkeley
2. UVA All others are just good name brand colleges and I'd consider other things about the student and their resume beyond their school. |
Anonymous
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Berkley
UVA ND BU Colby Colgate Tulane Villanova Fordham UMD would slot in somewhere between under ND and under Tulane depending on what school and program |
Anonymous
| It’s completely dependent on what they majored in, their work experience, and how they did in college. All are good schools. |
Anonymous
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Depends little bit on the major, but in general;
Notre Dame (T20 school with 6th or 7th biggest endowment) Berkeley (go here if engineering or CS) UVA (go here if Virginian and money matters) Boston College Boston Univeristy Tulane Colby UMCP Vilanova Colgate Fordham |
Anonymous
| Now that college admissions aren’t dependent on smarts and hard work (it now seems pretty random for the millions of kids who have good grades and test scores), I really can’t trust “name brands” any longer. This is probably a good thing. I am more likely to judge a candidate on their college coursework and grades and what they can actually do. |
Anonymous
Agree with this. |
Anonymous
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Anonymous
Tier 1: UC Berkeley Notre Dame Tier 2: UVA Boston University/Boston College Tulane Tier 3: UMD Colby Tier 4: Fordham Colgate Villanova |
Anonymous
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Berekely
ND UVA BC Colby Villanova Colgate BU UMD Tulane Fordham |
Anonymous
If accepted to both Notre Dame vs UVA 79% choose Notre Dame. 95% would probably choose Notre Dame if cost is same. https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=University+of+Notre+Dame&with=University+of+Virginia#box2 Notre Dame vs Berkeley 60% choose Notre Daem. proabaly 80% if cost is same, 20% might be CS/engineering for Berkeley. https://www.parchment.com/c/college/tools/college-cross-admit-comparison.php?compare=University+of+Notre+Dame&with=University+of+California%2C+Berkeley UVA is clearly a step down from Notre Dame. Notre Dame is ranked higher and studetns clearly favor it over Berkeley or UVA. |
Anonymous
| CS? I’d be looking at the top publics. A writing job? I’d take a good look at the Colby grad. |
Anonymous
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Tier 1: Berkeley, Notre Dame, UVA
Tier 2: BC, Colby, Tulane Tier 3: BU, UMD Tier 4: Colgate, Fordham, Villanova |
Anonymous
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NO way is ND or UVA on the same tier as Cal. Cal is a major, internationally recognized research university. Notre Dame is an amazing regional school with fantastic community but its not the same, sorry. UVA is a solid regional/national university but not on same scale.
Every other school listed is niche or local, so it would depend on your personal preference. Tulane is popular and has a fun factor for kids these days, so that might raise it above its academics, which are mediocre. |