Respectable schools that aren't impossible to get into

[Anonymous]

I'm talking about schools that won't hamper you while applying to grad school, are at least a bit prestigious, yet which don't require applicants to do extraordinary things to gain admission.

[Anonymous]

Hundreds of schools fit this qualification. It’s on the student to take advantage of what’s offered wherever they are.

[Anonymous]

Most of the good but not great state flagships (think Big Ten and a few others). Some schools like GWU and American that are well regarded in certain areas.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hundreds of schools fit this qualification. It’s on the student to take advantage of what’s offered wherever they are.

Um...no. Prestige stops at around 60-70 on US News or 50 if you look at the old versions of US News (upon which many current reputations and perceptions of prestige are based). The overlap between any sort of prestige and not impossible to get into is slim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hundreds of schools fit this qualification. It’s on the student to take advantage of what’s offered wherever they are.

Um...no. Prestige stops at around 60-70 on US News or 50 if you look at the old versions of US News (upon which many current reputations and perceptions of prestige are based). The overlap between any sort of prestige and not impossible to get into is slim.

If you look at where the students at the top law schools and medical
Schools went for undergrad, you’ll see places from all over the rankings. It’s ultimately on the student to do whatever it takes to get into top grad schools. They don’t have to be at a T-75 to do that.

[Anonymous]

Your state flagship for most
For other Tulane ED
For the next level down LSU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your state flagship for most
For other Tulane ED
For the next level down LSU

By the time you get to LSU the prestige bucket is bone dry. Not relevant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Most of the good but not great state flagships (think Big Ten and a few others). Some schools like GWU and American that are well regarded in certain areas.

Agree. Top kids from flagships are valued.

[Anonymous]

"Prestige" is in the eye of the beholder, and the way this forum just savages schools that are explicitly named, I'm not inclined to call any particular schools out, but if I were looking for schools, I would find some data, like this list of top feeders to PhD programs, and would look at the admit rates for schools that aren't necessarily household names that could be good "likely" schools. With this list, I'd especially pay attention to those in the right-hand (adjusted based on school size) column. There are several schools on the list (both the left-hand and right-hand lists) with rates between 40% and 80%.

[Anonymous]

Many in the big 10 or sec fit this except the tippy top.

[Anonymous]

St Olaf, Dickinson, Whitman

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hundreds of schools fit this qualification. It’s on the student to take advantage of what’s offered wherever they are.

Um...no. Prestige stops at around 60-70 on US News or 50 if you look at the old versions of US News (upon which many current reputations and perceptions of prestige are based). The overlap between any sort of prestige and not impossible to get into is slim.

On this basis, Michigan State and Indiana fit OP’s criteria. Both top 70 and high acceptance rates.

[Anonymous]

Case Western

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your state flagship for most
For other Tulane ED
For the next level down LSU

Not LSU that’s ridiculous

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hundreds of schools fit this qualification. It’s on the student to take advantage of what’s offered wherever they are.

Um...no. Prestige stops at around 60-70 on US News or 50 if you look at the old versions of US News (upon which many current reputations and perceptions of prestige are based). The overlap between any sort of prestige and not impossible to get into is slim.

On this basis, Michigan State and Indiana fit OP’s criteria. Both top 70 and high acceptance rates.

Indiana lol no jobs after graduation college is about getting a job
And Indiana has a horrible acceptance rate to grad schools