Alt-Ivies 2023

[Anonymous]

Is Wisconsin really that elite? It keeps coming back up on all of the threads regarding prestige and colleges.

[Anonymous]

I'm waiting for the college lists from Glamour and People.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Wisconsin really that elite? It keeps coming back up on all of the threads regarding prestige and colleges.

This is a silly list, but yeah, I think Wisconsin is a very desirable school.

Everyone seems to love it. Good college experience. Solid academically. Madison is cool. Rah rah go team sports environment. Midwestern nice. It's not a terrible place to spend four years.

Except the winter part.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting for the college lists from Glamour and People.

Don’t forget the Enquirer because enquiring minds want to know.

[Anonymous]

Only schools that make sense are NYU, and Emory, and maybe Northeastern due to its crazy low acceptance rate. Otherwise the other schools are nowhere near prestigious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Howard really?? I’m surprised no Notre Dame…

The schools listed are all below Notre Dame. Notice it doesn’t also say duke, Vanderbilt Chicago, Northwestern, Stanford, etc..

Emory and NYU are not below Notre Dame. If you're going by just USnews then I would wait for the new rankings to come out before making such claims.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is Wisconsin really that elite? It keeps coming back up on all of the threads regarding prestige and colleges.

This is a silly list, but yeah, I think Wisconsin is a very desirable school.

Everyone seems to love it. Good college experience. Solid academically. Madison is cool. Rah rah go team sports environment. Midwestern nice. It's not a terrible place to spend four years.

Except the winter part.

It’s the winter part that gets me.

[Anonymous]

unlike many of the schools on the list, UVA’s admissions rate hasn’t changed in many years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Howard really?? I’m surprised no Notre Dame…

The schools listed are all below Notre Dame. Notice it doesn’t also say duke, Vanderbilt Chicago, Northwestern, Stanford, etc..

Emory and NYU are not below Notre Dame. If you're going by just USnews then I would wait for the new rankings to come out before making such claims.

LOL it's funny how everyone is hoping ND falls. I guess we shall see, but my gut tells me it will remain in top 20 and worse case top 25. It hasn't been below 20 since 1994 when it was at 25, and that's the lowest ranking it has ever had. The beauty of ND is that a ranking drop isn't going to change the fact that the school is highly desired by Catholics all over the US and it will continue to be the strongest Catholic university, and an academic/athletic powerhouse. That's the main reason my kid wanted ND...best of both worlds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Howard really?? I’m surprised no Notre Dame…

The schools listed are all below Notre Dame. Notice it doesn’t also say duke, Vanderbilt Chicago, Northwestern, Stanford, etc..

Emory and NYU are not below Notre Dame. If you're going by just USnews then I would wait for the new rankings to come out before making such claims.

They have been lower for the past 50 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Howard really?? I’m surprised no Notre Dame…

The schools listed are all below Notre Dame. Notice it doesn’t also say duke, Vanderbilt Chicago, Northwestern, Stanford, etc..

Emory and NYU are not below Notre Dame. If you're going by just USnews then I would wait for the new rankings to come out before making such claims.

LOL it's funny how everyone is hoping ND falls. I guess we shall see, but my gut tells me it will remain in top 20 and worse case top 25. It hasn't been below 20 since 1994 when it was at 25, and that's the lowest ranking it has ever had. The beauty of ND is that a ranking drop isn't going to change the fact that the school is highly desired by Catholics all over the US and it will continue to be the strongest Catholic university, and an academic/athletic powerhouse. That's the main reason my kid wanted ND...best of both worlds.

My kid is non-Catholic, but it was on the top of college list when DC was looking for undergrad business program.
It's hard to find better than ND Mendoza in terms of overall quality undergrad + program specific quality.
UPenn Wharton and MIT Sloan are the only ones you can legitimately claim better.

[Anonymous]

It' should be more specific.

Alt-T20 2023

Georgetown
Emory
USC
CMU
NYU
UMich
UVA
Tufts
Boston College
Northeastern
Georgia Tech

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:unlike many of the schools on the list, UVA’s admissions rate hasn’t changed in many years.

It’s oos acceptance rate has.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is Wisconsin really that elite? It keeps coming back up on all of the threads regarding prestige and colleges.

OOS admission is about 20%. They have especially strong programs in languages, business, math, and science. They have a lot of campuses so only the top in state students go to Madison. It’s often the first choice as a back up for kids who want Michigan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Howard really?? I’m surprised no Notre Dame…

The schools listed are all below Notre Dame. Notice it doesn’t also say duke, Vanderbilt Chicago, Northwestern, Stanford, etc..

Emory and NYU are not below Notre Dame. If you're going by just USnews then I would wait for the new rankings to come out before making such claims.

They have been lower for the past 50 years.

Emory and Notre Dame are essentially tied in the rankings. It’s so funny given how arbitrary the whole process is that people think a few slots different are so meaningful.