Which do you think is the best overall college after the super unattainable ones like HYPMS?

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Anonymous wrote:Forget rankings and prestige, which college do you think is best overall that a normal super smart kid could have a shot at? Assume full pay.

For your kid, Arizona State

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Anonymous wrote:My normal super smart kid got into more than 3 ivy/elites so what precisely are you asking?

I'll bite. Which Ivies and what was his/her hook?

Prediction: They will claim full pay is not a hook.

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Anonymous wrote:Forget rankings and prestige, which college do you think is best overall that a normal super smart kid could have a shot at? Assume full pay.

UVA, UCB, UMich, UNC are the top academic “attainable” schools that are not difficult to get into if you are a state resident AND are super smart(ie 1500+ and top 5-10% of your high school while taking the hard classes)

Well, to be fair for UVA, you also need a 4.5 gpa, 35 ACT, be in top 6% of class, have taken the most rigorous courses offered by the high school, and have extraordinary ECs. That's what SCHEV reports for the 75th percentile on incoming students last year (unless URM or first generation or otherwise hooked)

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Anonymous wrote:Forget rankings and prestige, which college do you think is best overall that a normal super smart kid could have a shot at? Assume full pay.

The "best" school is always going to vary for each student. But if you mean colleges that have both outstanding humanities and STEM programs and are accessible for unhooked smart students from around the country - Michigan and Northwestern.

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Roll Tide!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Best overall"? For a philosopher or a business major? Someone who likes snow or heat? Someone who's preppy or hippy (or whatever the current terms are)? Someone who wants to talk about ideas, or someone who wants to spend Saturday at the Big Game, or someone who wants both?

People like you are so annoying and unhelpful. Which do YOU think is best overall? just pick one. When someone asks what's your favorite movie, do you give them a rapid fire list of comedy or drama? full length or short film? Foreign or domestic?? It's exhausting

But it's ridiculous to try to rank all universities and colleges in one single list, just as it is to rank movies. The "best" movie of the year according to the Oscars might make a terrible date-night movie. If you want people to list their favorites, that's a different question.

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Anonymous wrote:"Best overall"? For a philosopher or a business major? Someone who likes snow or heat? Someone who's preppy or hippy (or whatever the current terms are)? Someone who wants to talk about ideas, or someone who wants to spend Saturday at the Big Game, or someone who wants both?

People like you are so annoying and unhelpful. Which do YOU think is best overall? just pick one. When someone asks what's your favorite movie, do you give them a rapid fire list of comedy or drama? full length or short film? Foreign or domestic?? It's exhausting

You are so annoying and unhelpful and wasting everyone's time.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"Best overall"? For a philosopher or a business major? Someone who likes snow or heat? Someone who's preppy or hippy (or whatever the current terms are)? Someone who wants to talk about ideas, or someone who wants to spend Saturday at the Big Game, or someone who wants both?

People like you are so annoying and unhelpful. Which do YOU think is best overall? just pick one. When someone asks what's your favorite movie, do you give them a rapid fire list of comedy or drama? full length or short film? Foreign or domestic?? It's exhausting

Disagree.

My favorite movie vs. best movie of all time

Best college for me/you/business major/dancer/etc. vs. best college

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Gettysburg

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Williams

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Forget rankings and prestige, which college do you think is best overall that a normal super smart kid could have a shot at? Assume full pay.

The "best" school is always going to vary for each student. But if you mean colleges that have both outstanding humanities and STEM programs and are accessible for unhooked smart students from around the country - Michigan and Northwestern.

Except for the Captain Obvious first sentence, I agree with this. Michigan & Northwestern really are still accessible to people who aren’t crazy amazingly super smart. Showing them you really want to attend helps.

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UChicago, Brown, Dartmouth, Hopkins... and lots and lots more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Forget rankings and prestige, which college do you think is best overall that a normal super smart kid could have a shot at? Assume full pay.

UVA, UCB, UMich, UNC are the top academic “attainable” schools that are not difficult to get into if you are a state resident AND are super smart(ie 1500+ and top 5-10% of your high school while taking the hard classes)

Well, to be fair for UVA, you also need a 4.5 gpa, 35 ACT, be in top 6% of class, have taken the most rigorous courses offered by the high school, and have extraordinary ECs. That's what SCHEV reports for the 75th percentile on incoming students last year (unless URM or first generation or otherwise hooked)

Did you just say “need” and in the next sentence say “75th percentile”? I’m so confused

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Cornell, Ucla, Usc, Notre Dame, Emory

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Depends entirely on which field the student will study. No school is equally great in all fields.