"The Smartest Public Colleges"

[Anonymous]

i just love how so many bash maryland yet so many of yoru kids can't get in there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow - the averages are low

Not really. They are using the old 1,600 scale by only considering math and reading. Actually, they are quite high.

Every school on the list has an average that works out to less than Holton-Arms school wide 33 ACT average - and Holton might not be the top - other schools haven't reported.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow - the averages are low

Not really. They are using the old 1,600 scale by only considering math and reading. Actually, they are quite high.

Every school on the list has an average that works out to less than Holton-Arms school wide 33 ACT average - and Holton might not be the top - other schools haven't reported.

What's your point? It's kind of silly to compare large, diverse public universities with an elite private school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow - the averages are low

Not really. They are using the old 1,600 scale by only considering math and reading. Actually, they are quite high.

Every school on the list has an average that works out to less than Holton-Arms school wide 33 ACT average - and Holton might not be the top - other schools haven't reported.

Holton didn't teach you to write clearly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow - the averages are low

Not really. They are using the old 1,600 scale by only considering math and reading. Actually, they are quite high.

Every school on the list has an average that works out to less than Holton-Arms school wide 33 ACT average - and Holton might not be the top - other schools haven't reported.

Now there's a non sequitor for you! How does a small private girls school in Bethesda factor into this discussion?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good to see University of North Florida on the list. We stumbled on that college completely by accident while looking at other Florida schools. She fell in love with the campus and the honors college. It turned out to be a perfect fit for my daughter despite my initial hesitation. And because she was a National Merit Scholar, they gave her a full ride. Her dorm looks like a resort. There is a lazy river, a private fitness center and pool. Plus a grocery store and restaurant. All of that IN her dorm. The rest of the campus is just as amazing. Very different from my college experience.

please delete your post, thank you.

keep it a secret for another couple of years.....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While lists like this may be based on dubious data, they do tend to have a profound influence on people's perceptions. So good for Univ. of Maryland.

What "dubious data" are you referring to? Support your assertion, please.

Note the word "may" in that first sentence. Really what I was commenting on was lists and rankings like this in general, which take very complex things--like the quality of a university and its student body--and attempt to distill it into a top 10 list.

But what is clear is that the student body at Univ. of MD is way smarter than in my day. I don't think my SATs would get me in today.

OK--weasel word duly noted. Your general point is well taken.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow - the averages are low

Not really. They are using the old 1,600 scale by only considering math and reading. Actually, they are quite high.

Every school on the list has an average that works out to less than Holton-Arms school wide 33 ACT average - and Holton might not be the top - other schools haven't reported.

Only 33? My public school DC got 33 in 8th grade.

[Anonymous]

Salisbury in Maryland is #77 tied with North Florida. Only 30 minutes from the beach...except it's too cold to go there most of the school year.

I have never seen anything like that North Florida dorm. Any other schools similarly equipped?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow - the averages are low

Not really. They are using the old 1,600 scale by only considering math and reading. Actually, they are quite high.

Every school on the list has an average that works out to less than Holton-Arms school wide 33 ACT average - and Holton might not be the top - other schools haven't reported.

I have been reading DCUM for over 5 years and this is the single silliest comment that I have seen to date.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:While lists like this may be based on dubious data, they do tend to have a profound influence on people's perceptions. So good for Univ. of Maryland.

What "dubious data" are you referring to? Support your assertion, please.

Note the word "may" in that first sentence. Really what I was commenting on was lists and rankings like this in general, which take very complex things--like the quality of a university and its student body--and attempt to distill it into a top 10 list.

But what is clear is that the student body at Univ. of MD is way smarter than in my day. I don't think my SATs would get me in today.

OK--weasel word duly noted. Your general point is well taken.

Right. I realize that I misplaced the adjective. The data here isn't dubious. The data is the data--average SAT scores. It's how it's being interpreted that's a bit dubious.

[Anonymous]

I am surprised that Georgia Tech ranks above Berkeley.

[Anonymous]

Damn! That IS fancy!

Anonymous wrote:Good to see University of North Florida on the list. We stumbled on that college completely by accident while looking at other Florida schools. She fell in love with the campus and the honors college. It turned out to be a perfect fit for my daughter despite my initial hesitation. And because she was a National Merit Scholar, they gave her a full ride. Her dorm looks like a resort. There is a lazy river, a private fitness center and pool. Plus a grocery store and restaurant. All of that IN her dorm. The rest of the campus is just as amazing. Very different from my college experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow - the averages are low

Not really. They are using the old 1,600 scale by only considering math and reading. Actually, they are quite high.

Every school on the list has an average that works out to less than Holton-Arms school wide 33 ACT average - and Holton might not be the top - other schools haven't reported.

Kids at Holton are prepped to a faretheewell. Kids that go to public schools, less so. They also have fewer SES advantages -- lots more middle class and poor kids at the public universities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow - the averages are low

Not really. They are using the old 1,600 scale by only considering math and reading. Actually, they are quite high.

Every school on the list has an average that works out to less than Holton-Arms school wide 33 ACT average - and Holton might not be the top - other schools haven't reported.

Holton didn't teach you to write clearly?

PP didn't go to Holton. PP is a SAHM who married someone who can afford to send the kids to Holton. She is now making up for her lack of purpose in life by micromanaging her snowflakes.