Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?

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Anonymous wrote:Agree regarding Georgia. Ranked ahead of Clemson and VA Tech and a very big brand in Atlanta.

University of Georgia has started to attract really substantial interest in NoVa; I hadn't perceived it just a few years ago, but it's become very popular in the B+ through A range of juniors and seniors where we are. Seems to inspire incredibly enthusiastic loyalty.

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What's not to like at UGA?

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Anonymous wrote:Agree regarding Georgia. Ranked ahead of Clemson and VA Tech and a very big brand in Atlanta.

University of Georgia has started to attract really substantial interest in NoVa; I hadn't perceived it just a few years ago, but it's become very popular in the B+ through A range of juniors and seniors where we are. Seems to inspire incredibly enthusiastic loyalty.

I hear it mentioned among my HS kids' crowds. But UGA reports over 90% instate residents. For OOS kids, I like to see the college a little more geographically diverse. Wouldn't our kids seem/feel/be outsiders?

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Anonymous wrote:Agree regarding Georgia. Ranked ahead of Clemson and VA Tech and a very big brand in Atlanta.

University of Georgia has started to attract really substantial interest in NoVa; I hadn't perceived it just a few years ago, but it's become very popular in the B+ through A range of juniors and seniors where we are. Seems to inspire incredibly enthusiastic loyalty.

I hear it mentioned among my HS kids' crowds. But UGA reports over 90% instate residents. For OOS kids, I like to see the college a little more geographically diverse. Wouldn't our kids seem/feel/be outsiders?

Many instate students get free tuition. Small wonder they are staying home.

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Barnard College

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Anonymous wrote:Duke and Vanderbilt have been able to separate themselves from the other Southern Ivies (Rice, SMU, Tulane, Baylor) in recent years largely by attracting students from this area and NYC. The other Southern Ivies have woken up and are moving up the rankings. If you want a degree that will appreciate over time, those four schools are a good bet.

This is especially true if you plan to live in the South where any of these schools would trump higher ranked "northern schools" such as the Big Ten schools.

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Georgia accepts few out of state kids because those Georgia kids who make good grades get a super tuition break.

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Anonymous wrote:Georgia accepts few out of state kids because those Georgia kids who make good grades get a super tuition break.

Sadly, the HOPE scholarships are more limited now - I wish all state colleges offered scholarships like HOPE using lottery revenues. I can't think of a better use of state funds than educating the brightest kids to be the future providers for those in the state.

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Duke and Vanderbilt have been able to separate themselves from the other Southern Ivies (Rice, SMU, Tulane, Baylor) in recent years largely by attracting students from this area and NYC. The other Southern Ivies have woken up and are moving up the rankings. If you want a degree that will appreciate over time, those four schools are a good bet.

Not sure how the list of Southern Ivies was developed, but I am not sure that Baylor should be in that listing. I think Wake Forest, W&L, Richmond and Sewanee are much more suitable for a list of Southern Ivies than is Baylor and maybe even SMU. I agree with the prior comment that Tulane, in particular, has really improved its standing.

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Duke and Vanderbilt have been able to separate themselves from the other Southern Ivies (Rice, SMU, Tulane, Baylor) in recent years largely by attracting students from this area and NYC. The other Southern Ivies have woken up and are moving up the rankings. If you want a degree that will appreciate over time, those four schools are a good bet.

Not sure how the list of Southern Ivies was developed, but I am not sure that Baylor should be in that listing. I think Wake Forest, W&L, Richmond and Sewanee are much more suitable for a list of Southern Ivies than is Baylor and maybe even SMU. I agree with the prior comment that Tulane, in particular, has really improved its standing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Ivy

The list of Southern Ivies had something to do with a proposed football conference.

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Look at Brandeis. It might be the private school whose academic strengths most exceed what one would expect them to be based on its acceptance rate (high 30's% I think). They just get fewer applicants.

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Looking for information on Cooper Union and this thread came up. Does anyone have any updated information n Cooper Union? Historically one of the most selective schools in the country because of the free tuition, but that is changing next fall. What's the impact?

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Anonymous wrote:Looking for information on Cooper Union and this thread came up. Does anyone have any updated information n Cooper Union? Historically one of the most selective schools in the country because of the free tuition, but that is changing next fall. What's the impact?

I haven't seen the stats for the new entering class ( probably available in Sept), but this will be a tell tale year.

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Penn state

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Anonymous wrote:Ole Miss.

I suppose that's brand name, in a "Lowreys Microwave Pork Rinds" kind of way.

Or if you're from Texas.

Proud Ole Miss grad here. Y'all would hate it. Seriously. Please don't send your kids to any southern schools. You are much too good for the south. Just leave us backward-ass rednecks to our miserable lives in the south. I promise, you won't like anything about living down south.We'll somehow manage without you.

/HOTTY TODDY!

Okay. And you keep your confederate flag waving, pick up truck driving, gun toting spawn out of the DC metro area. Deal?

We'll keep the rednecks and you keep the douchebags... deal?