Easiest T25?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washu accepts every highstat student it thinks it can enroll. Emory is much more holistic.

This is simply not true. Mine was accepted to 2 Ivies, 3 T10s (non-Ivy) and waitlisted at WashU

mine is at an Ivy and was rejected by WashU in RD....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA is not T25

1. Harvard University: Strong liberal arts foundation, prestigious, large endowment

2. Stanford University: Integrated STEM and humanities education, entrepreneurial spirit, and a beautiful campus

3. Yale University: Known for its residential college system, Yale is strong in both liberal arts and STEM fields

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Focus on STEM with a rigorous curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship

5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Prestigious STEM-focused school with student-faculty ratio of 3:1

6. Princeton University: Emphasis on undergraduate research, strong liberal arts, and engineering programs

7. University of Chicago: A rigorous academic environment known for its study of economics and interdisciplinary programs.

8. University of Pennsylvania: The Wharton School of Business, along with strong programs in nursing, engineering, and liberal arts.

9. Columbia University: Core Curriculum, strong liberal arts, and journalism programs, located in New York City.

10. Duke University: Excellent programs in public policy, biomedical engineering, and environmental sciences.

11. Johns Hopkins University: Top-notch research institution, especially in-fields like medicine, public health, and engineering.

12. Dartmouth College: Small liberal arts college with a strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and a close-knit community.

13. Northwestern University: Great journalism, engineering, and music programs, located near Chicago.

14. Brown University: Open Curriculum allows students to tailor their education, strong pre-med and engineering programs.

15. Vanderbilt University: Known for education in the fields of medicine, education, and law, with a vibrant campus community.

16. Cornell University: Diverse range of programs including agriculture, hotel administration, and engineering.

17. Rice University: Small student body, strong engineering, and music programs, residential college system.

18. Washington University in St. Louis: Strong pre-med program, business, and social work programs, research opportunities.

19. University of Notre Dame: Highly-regarded business, architecture, and engineering programs, as well as a strong athletic culture.

20. Georgetown University: International relations, politics, and business programs, along with a campus situated in Washington, D.C.

21. Emory University: Excellent health sciences programs, along with strong business and humanities offerings.

22. Carnegie Mellon University: Reputation for computing, engineering, art, and design programs.

23. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Public university with strong programs in areas such as film, business, and engineering.

24. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley): Top-tier public university with programs like computer science, engineering, and social sciences.

25. University of Southern California (USC): Film, engineering, and business programs, interdisciplinary studies, located in Los Angeles.

Personally I split by category (Private/Public/SLAC) and then go by tiers rather than specific "ranks" which I find a bit silly, even with tiers the cutoffs can be fuzzy, but better than a literal numeric list.

Private top tier: HYPSM
Private second tier: Brown, Cal Tech, Chicago, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Penn
Private third tier: Boston U, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Georgetown, Notre Dame, NYU, Rice, Tufts, USC (Southern Cal), Wake Forest, Washington U (St. Louis)

Public top tier: Michigan (Ann Arbor), UC Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia (UVA)
Public second tier: Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois - Urbana Champaign, North Carolina (UNC Chapel Hill), Texas (UT Austin), UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSB, UCSD, William & Mary, Wisconsin
Public third tier: Many... like 30

SLAC top tier: Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Williams
SLAC second tier: Bowdoin, Carleton College, Claremont McKenna, Middlebury, Smith, US Military Academy - West Point, US Naval SLAC third tier: Barnard, Bates, Colby, Colgate, Davidson, Hamilton, Haverford, Richmond, US Air Force Academy, Wesleyan

[Anonymous]

PP's entire list of schools to top tier. Not a bad school in the bunch and many more great colleges not even listed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA is not T25

1. Harvard University: Strong liberal arts foundation, prestigious, large endowment

2. Stanford University: Integrated STEM and humanities education, entrepreneurial spirit, and a beautiful campus

3. Yale University: Known for its residential college system, Yale is strong in both liberal arts and STEM fields

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Focus on STEM with a rigorous curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship

5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Prestigious STEM-focused school with student-faculty ratio of 3:1

6. Princeton University: Emphasis on undergraduate research, strong liberal arts, and engineering programs

7. University of Chicago: A rigorous academic environment known for its study of economics and interdisciplinary programs.

8. University of Pennsylvania: The Wharton School of Business, along with strong programs in nursing, engineering, and liberal arts.

9. Columbia University: Core Curriculum, strong liberal arts, and journalism programs, located in New York City.

10. Duke University: Excellent programs in public policy, biomedical engineering, and environmental sciences.

11. Johns Hopkins University: Top-notch research institution, especially in-fields like medicine, public health, and engineering.

12. Dartmouth College: Small liberal arts college with a strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and a close-knit community.

13. Northwestern University: Great journalism, engineering, and music programs, located near Chicago.

14. Brown University: Open Curriculum allows students to tailor their education, strong pre-med and engineering programs.

15. Vanderbilt University: Known for education in the fields of medicine, education, and law, with a vibrant campus community.

16. Cornell University: Diverse range of programs including agriculture, hotel administration, and engineering.

17. Rice University: Small student body, strong engineering, and music programs, residential college system.

18. Washington University in St. Louis: Strong pre-med program, business, and social work programs, research opportunities.

19. University of Notre Dame: Highly-regarded business, architecture, and engineering programs, as well as a strong athletic culture.

20. Georgetown University: International relations, politics, and business programs, along with a campus situated in Washington, D.C.

21. Emory University: Excellent health sciences programs, along with strong business and humanities offerings.

22. Carnegie Mellon University: Reputation for computing, engineering, art, and design programs.

23. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Public university with strong programs in areas such as film, business, and engineering.

24. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley): Top-tier public university with programs like computer science, engineering, and social sciences.

25. University of Southern California (USC): Film, engineering, and business programs, interdisciplinary studies, located in Los Angeles.

Imagine having such an unfulfilled life you actually take the time to type this out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Washu accepts every highstat student it thinks it can enroll. Emory is much more holistic.

This is simply not true. Mine was accepted to 2 Ivies, 3 T10s (non-Ivy) and waitlisted at WashU

mine is at an Ivy and was rejected by WashU in RD....

Yes, WashU and Emory have high ED1 acceptance rates and then yield protect in RD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is not T25

1. Harvard University: Strong liberal arts foundation, prestigious, large endowment

2. Stanford University: Integrated STEM and humanities education, entrepreneurial spirit, and a beautiful campus

3. Yale University: Known for its residential college system, Yale is strong in both liberal arts and STEM fields

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Focus on STEM with a rigorous curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship

5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Prestigious STEM-focused school with student-faculty ratio of 3:1

6. Princeton University: Emphasis on undergraduate research, strong liberal arts, and engineering programs

7. University of Chicago: A rigorous academic environment known for its study of economics and interdisciplinary programs.

8. University of Pennsylvania: The Wharton School of Business, along with strong programs in nursing, engineering, and liberal arts.

9. Columbia University: Core Curriculum, strong liberal arts, and journalism programs, located in New York City.

10. Duke University: Excellent programs in public policy, biomedical engineering, and environmental sciences.

11. Johns Hopkins University: Top-notch research institution, especially in-fields like medicine, public health, and engineering.

12. Dartmouth College: Small liberal arts college with a strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and a close-knit community.

13. Northwestern University: Great journalism, engineering, and music programs, located near Chicago.

14. Brown University: Open Curriculum allows students to tailor their education, strong pre-med and engineering programs.

15. Vanderbilt University: Known for education in the fields of medicine, education, and law, with a vibrant campus community.

16. Cornell University: Diverse range of programs including agriculture, hotel administration, and engineering.

17. Rice University: Small student body, strong engineering, and music programs, residential college system.

18. Washington University in St. Louis: Strong pre-med program, business, and social work programs, research opportunities.

19. University of Notre Dame: Highly-regarded business, architecture, and engineering programs, as well as a strong athletic culture.

20. Georgetown University: International relations, politics, and business programs, along with a campus situated in Washington, D.C.

21. Emory University: Excellent health sciences programs, along with strong business and humanities offerings.

22. Carnegie Mellon University: Reputation for computing, engineering, art, and design programs.

23. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Public university with strong programs in areas such as film, business, and engineering.

24. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley): Top-tier public university with programs like computer science, engineering, and social sciences.

25. University of Southern California (USC): Film, engineering, and business programs, interdisciplinary studies, located in Los Angeles.

Personally I split by category (Private/Public/SLAC) and then go by tiers rather than specific "ranks" which I find a bit silly, even with tiers the cutoffs can be fuzzy, but better than a literal numeric list.

Private top tier: HYPSM
Private second tier: Brown, Cal Tech, Chicago, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Penn
Private third tier: Boston U, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Georgetown, Notre Dame, NYU, Rice, Tufts, USC (Southern Cal), Wake Forest, Washington U (St. Louis)

Public top tier: Michigan (Ann Arbor), UC Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia (UVA)
Public second tier: Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois - Urbana Champaign, North Carolina (UNC Chapel Hill), Texas (UT Austin), UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSB, UCSD, William & Mary, Wisconsin
Public third tier: Many... like 30

SLAC top tier: Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Williams
SLAC second tier: Bowdoin, Carleton College, Claremont McKenna, Middlebury, Smith, US Military Academy - West Point, US Naval SLAC third tier: Barnard, Bates, Colby, Colgate, Davidson, Hamilton, Haverford, Richmond, US Air Force Academy, Wesleyan

These tiers seem pretty accurate to me.

[Anonymous]

In state publics like Michigan, UVA, the California schools. Overall UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is not T25

1. Harvard University: Strong liberal arts foundation, prestigious, large endowment

2. Stanford University: Integrated STEM and humanities education, entrepreneurial spirit, and a beautiful campus

3. Yale University: Known for its residential college system, Yale is strong in both liberal arts and STEM fields

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Focus on STEM with a rigorous curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship

5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Prestigious STEM-focused school with student-faculty ratio of 3:1

6. Princeton University: Emphasis on undergraduate research, strong liberal arts, and engineering programs

7. University of Chicago: A rigorous academic environment known for its study of economics and interdisciplinary programs.

8. University of Pennsylvania: The Wharton School of Business, along with strong programs in nursing, engineering, and liberal arts.

9. Columbia University: Core Curriculum, strong liberal arts, and journalism programs, located in New York City.

10. Duke University: Excellent programs in public policy, biomedical engineering, and environmental sciences.

11. Johns Hopkins University: Top-notch research institution, especially in-fields like medicine, public health, and engineering.

12. Dartmouth College: Small liberal arts college with a strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and a close-knit community.

13. Northwestern University: Great journalism, engineering, and music programs, located near Chicago.

14. Brown University: Open Curriculum allows students to tailor their education, strong pre-med and engineering programs.

15. Vanderbilt University: Known for education in the fields of medicine, education, and law, with a vibrant campus community.

16. Cornell University: Diverse range of programs including agriculture, hotel administration, and engineering.

17. Rice University: Small student body, strong engineering, and music programs, residential college system.

18. Washington University in St. Louis: Strong pre-med program, business, and social work programs, research opportunities.

19. University of Notre Dame: Highly-regarded business, architecture, and engineering programs, as well as a strong athletic culture.

20. Georgetown University: International relations, politics, and business programs, along with a campus situated in Washington, D.C.

21. Emory University: Excellent health sciences programs, along with strong business and humanities offerings.

22. Carnegie Mellon University: Reputation for computing, engineering, art, and design programs.

23. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Public university with strong programs in areas such as film, business, and engineering.

24. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley): Top-tier public university with programs like computer science, engineering, and social sciences.

25. University of Southern California (USC): Film, engineering, and business programs, interdisciplinary studies, located in Los Angeles.

Personally I split by category (Private/Public/SLAC) and then go by tiers rather than specific "ranks" which I find a bit silly, even with tiers the cutoffs can be fuzzy, but better than a literal numeric list.

Private top tier: HYPSM
Private second tier: Brown, Cal Tech, Chicago, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Penn
Private third tier: Boston U, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Georgetown, Notre Dame, NYU, Rice, Tufts, USC (Southern Cal), Wake Forest, Washington U (St. Louis)

Public top tier: Michigan (Ann Arbor), UC Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia (UVA)
Public second tier: Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois - Urbana Champaign, North Carolina (UNC Chapel Hill), Texas (UT Austin), UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSB, UCSD, William & Mary, Wisconsin
Public third tier: Many... like 30

SLAC top tier: Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Williams
SLAC second tier: Bowdoin, Carleton College, Claremont McKenna, Middlebury, Smith, US Military Academy - West Point, US Naval SLAC third tier: Barnard, Bates, Colby, Colgate, Davidson, Hamilton, Haverford, Richmond, US Air Force Academy, Wesleyan

of course UVA is T25, it's currently T24 by USNWR, the gold standard of ranking services and no 4 of all public schools in America. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/uva-6968

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is not T25

1. Harvard University: Strong liberal arts foundation, prestigious, large endowment

2. Stanford University: Integrated STEM and humanities education, entrepreneurial spirit, and a beautiful campus

3. Yale University: Known for its residential college system, Yale is strong in both liberal arts and STEM fields

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Focus on STEM with a rigorous curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship

5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Prestigious STEM-focused school with student-faculty ratio of 3:1

6. Princeton University: Emphasis on undergraduate research, strong liberal arts, and engineering programs

7. University of Chicago: A rigorous academic environment known for its study of economics and interdisciplinary programs.

8. University of Pennsylvania: The Wharton School of Business, along with strong programs in nursing, engineering, and liberal arts.

9. Columbia University: Core Curriculum, strong liberal arts, and journalism programs, located in New York City.

10. Duke University: Excellent programs in public policy, biomedical engineering, and environmental sciences.

11. Johns Hopkins University: Top-notch research institution, especially in-fields like medicine, public health, and engineering.

12. Dartmouth College: Small liberal arts college with a strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and a close-knit community.

13. Northwestern University: Great journalism, engineering, and music programs, located near Chicago.

14. Brown University: Open Curriculum allows students to tailor their education, strong pre-med and engineering programs.

15. Vanderbilt University: Known for education in the fields of medicine, education, and law, with a vibrant campus community.

16. Cornell University: Diverse range of programs including agriculture, hotel administration, and engineering.

17. Rice University: Small student body, strong engineering, and music programs, residential college system.

18. Washington University in St. Louis: Strong pre-med program, business, and social work programs, research opportunities.

19. University of Notre Dame: Highly-regarded business, architecture, and engineering programs, as well as a strong athletic culture.

20. Georgetown University: International relations, politics, and business programs, along with a campus situated in Washington, D.C.

21. Emory University: Excellent health sciences programs, along with strong business and humanities offerings.

22. Carnegie Mellon University: Reputation for computing, engineering, art, and design programs.

23. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Public university with strong programs in areas such as film, business, and engineering.

24. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley): Top-tier public university with programs like computer science, engineering, and social sciences.

25. University of Southern California (USC): Film, engineering, and business programs, interdisciplinary studies, located in Los Angeles.

Personally I split by category (Private/Public/SLAC) and then go by tiers rather than specific "ranks" which I find a bit silly, even with tiers the cutoffs can be fuzzy, but better than a literal numeric list.

Private top tier: HYPSM
Private second tier: Brown, Cal Tech, Chicago, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Penn
Private third tier: Boston U, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Georgetown, Notre Dame, NYU, Rice, Tufts, USC (Southern Cal), Wake Forest, Washington U (St. Louis)

Public top tier: Michigan (Ann Arbor), UC Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia (UVA)
Public second tier: Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois - Urbana Champaign, North Carolina (UNC Chapel Hill), Texas (UT Austin), UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSB, UCSD, William & Mary, Wisconsin
Public third tier: Many... like 30

SLAC top tier: Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Williams
SLAC second tier: Bowdoin, Carleton College, Claremont McKenna, Middlebury, Smith, US Military Academy - West Point, US Naval SLAC third tier: Barnard, Bates, Colby, Colgate, Davidson, Hamilton, Haverford, Richmond, US Air Force Academy, Wesleyan

of course UVA is T25, it's currently T24 by USNWR, the gold standard of ranking services and no 4 of all public schools in America. https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/uva-6968

Are you ESL? This post lacks context an makes no sense. You're only encouraging the "UVA booster" crowd. Please stop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is not T25

1. Harvard University: Strong liberal arts foundation, prestigious, large endowment

2. Stanford University: Integrated STEM and humanities education, entrepreneurial spirit, and a beautiful campus

3. Yale University: Known for its residential college system, Yale is strong in both liberal arts and STEM fields

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Focus on STEM with a rigorous curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship

5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Prestigious STEM-focused school with student-faculty ratio of 3:1

6. Princeton University: Emphasis on undergraduate research, strong liberal arts, and engineering programs

7. University of Chicago: A rigorous academic environment known for its study of economics and interdisciplinary programs.

8. University of Pennsylvania: The Wharton School of Business, along with strong programs in nursing, engineering, and liberal arts.

9. Columbia University: Core Curriculum, strong liberal arts, and journalism programs, located in New York City.

10. Duke University: Excellent programs in public policy, biomedical engineering, and environmental sciences.

11. Johns Hopkins University: Top-notch research institution, especially in-fields like medicine, public health, and engineering.

12. Dartmouth College: Small liberal arts college with a strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and a close-knit community.

13. Northwestern University: Great journalism, engineering, and music programs, located near Chicago.

14. Brown University: Open Curriculum allows students to tailor their education, strong pre-med and engineering programs.

15. Vanderbilt University: Known for education in the fields of medicine, education, and law, with a vibrant campus community.

16. Cornell University: Diverse range of programs including agriculture, hotel administration, and engineering.

17. Rice University: Small student body, strong engineering, and music programs, residential college system.

18. Washington University in St. Louis: Strong pre-med program, business, and social work programs, research opportunities.

19. University of Notre Dame: Highly-regarded business, architecture, and engineering programs, as well as a strong athletic culture.

20. Georgetown University: International relations, politics, and business programs, along with a campus situated in Washington, D.C.

21. Emory University: Excellent health sciences programs, along with strong business and humanities offerings.

22. Carnegie Mellon University: Reputation for computing, engineering, art, and design programs.

23. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Public university with strong programs in areas such as film, business, and engineering.

24. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley): Top-tier public university with programs like computer science, engineering, and social sciences.

25. University of Southern California (USC): Film, engineering, and business programs, interdisciplinary studies, located in Los Angeles.

Personally I split by category (Private/Public/SLAC) and then go by tiers rather than specific "ranks" which I find a bit silly, even with tiers the cutoffs can be fuzzy, but better than a literal numeric list.

Private top tier: HYPSM
Private second tier: Brown, Cal Tech, Chicago, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Penn
Private third tier: Boston U, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Georgetown, Notre Dame, NYU, Rice, Tufts, USC (Southern Cal), Wake Forest, Washington U (St. Louis)

Public top tier: Michigan (Ann Arbor), UC Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia (UVA)
Public second tier: Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois - Urbana Champaign, North Carolina (UNC Chapel Hill), Texas (UT Austin), UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSB, UCSD, William & Mary, Wisconsin
Public third tier: Many... like 30

SLAC top tier: Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Williams
SLAC second tier: Bowdoin, Carleton College, Claremont McKenna, Middlebury, Smith, US Military Academy - West Point, US Naval SLAC third tier: Barnard, Bates, Colby, Colgate, Davidson, Hamilton, Haverford, Richmond, US Air Force Academy, Wesleyan

These tiers seem pretty accurate to me.

BU and Tufts are many tiers down.
Bottom of our private go there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is not T25

1. Harvard University: Strong liberal arts foundation, prestigious, large endowment

2. Stanford University: Integrated STEM and humanities education, entrepreneurial spirit, and a beautiful campus

3. Yale University: Known for its residential college system, Yale is strong in both liberal arts and STEM fields

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Focus on STEM with a rigorous curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship

5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Prestigious STEM-focused school with student-faculty ratio of 3:1

6. Princeton University: Emphasis on undergraduate research, strong liberal arts, and engineering programs

7. University of Chicago: A rigorous academic environment known for its study of economics and interdisciplinary programs.

8. University of Pennsylvania: The Wharton School of Business, along with strong programs in nursing, engineering, and liberal arts.

9. Columbia University: Core Curriculum, strong liberal arts, and journalism programs, located in New York City.

10. Duke University: Excellent programs in public policy, biomedical engineering, and environmental sciences.

11. Johns Hopkins University: Top-notch research institution, especially in-fields like medicine, public health, and engineering.

12. Dartmouth College: Small liberal arts college with a strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and a close-knit community.

13. Northwestern University: Great journalism, engineering, and music programs, located near Chicago.

14. Brown University: Open Curriculum allows students to tailor their education, strong pre-med and engineering programs.

15. Vanderbilt University: Known for education in the fields of medicine, education, and law, with a vibrant campus community.

16. Cornell University: Diverse range of programs including agriculture, hotel administration, and engineering.

17. Rice University: Small student body, strong engineering, and music programs, residential college system.

18. Washington University in St. Louis: Strong pre-med program, business, and social work programs, research opportunities.

19. University of Notre Dame: Highly-regarded business, architecture, and engineering programs, as well as a strong athletic culture.

20. Georgetown University: International relations, politics, and business programs, along with a campus situated in Washington, D.C.

21. Emory University: Excellent health sciences programs, along with strong business and humanities offerings.

22. Carnegie Mellon University: Reputation for computing, engineering, art, and design programs.

23. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Public university with strong programs in areas such as film, business, and engineering.

24. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley): Top-tier public university with programs like computer science, engineering, and social sciences.

25. University of Southern California (USC): Film, engineering, and business programs, interdisciplinary studies, located in Los Angeles.

Personally I split by category (Private/Public/SLAC) and then go by tiers rather than specific "ranks" which I find a bit silly, even with tiers the cutoffs can be fuzzy, but better than a literal numeric list.

Private top tier: HYPSM
Private second tier: Brown, Cal Tech, Chicago, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Penn
Private third tier: Boston U, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Georgetown, Notre Dame, NYU, Rice, Tufts, USC (Southern Cal), Wake Forest, Washington U (St. Louis)

Public top tier: Michigan (Ann Arbor), UC Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia (UVA)
Public second tier: Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois - Urbana Champaign, North Carolina (UNC Chapel Hill), Texas (UT Austin), UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSB, UCSD, William & Mary, Wisconsin
Public third tier: Many... like 30

SLAC top tier: Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Williams
SLAC second tier: Bowdoin, Carleton College, Claremont McKenna, Middlebury, Smith, US Military Academy - West Point, US Naval SLAC third tier: Barnard, Bates, Colby, Colgate, Davidson, Hamilton, Haverford, Richmond, US Air Force Academy, Wesleyan

These tiers seem pretty accurate to me.

BU and Tufts are many tiers down.
Bottom of our private go there.

BU, Tufts, Wake Forest, and NYU should all be dropped. Also, Wellesley and Bowdoin should exchange tiers. But otherwise, pretty solid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is not T25

1. Harvard University: Strong liberal arts foundation, prestigious, large endowment

2. Stanford University: Integrated STEM and humanities education, entrepreneurial spirit, and a beautiful campus

3. Yale University: Known for its residential college system, Yale is strong in both liberal arts and STEM fields

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Focus on STEM with a rigorous curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship

5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Prestigious STEM-focused school with student-faculty ratio of 3:1

6. Princeton University: Emphasis on undergraduate research, strong liberal arts, and engineering programs

7. University of Chicago: A rigorous academic environment known for its study of economics and interdisciplinary programs.

8. University of Pennsylvania: The Wharton School of Business, along with strong programs in nursing, engineering, and liberal arts.

9. Columbia University: Core Curriculum, strong liberal arts, and journalism programs, located in New York City.

10. Duke University: Excellent programs in public policy, biomedical engineering, and environmental sciences.

11. Johns Hopkins University: Top-notch research institution, especially in-fields like medicine, public health, and engineering.

12. Dartmouth College: Small liberal arts college with a strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and a close-knit community.

13. Northwestern University: Great journalism, engineering, and music programs, located near Chicago.

14. Brown University: Open Curriculum allows students to tailor their education, strong pre-med and engineering programs.

15. Vanderbilt University: Known for education in the fields of medicine, education, and law, with a vibrant campus community.

16. Cornell University: Diverse range of programs including agriculture, hotel administration, and engineering.

17. Rice University: Small student body, strong engineering, and music programs, residential college system.

18. Washington University in St. Louis: Strong pre-med program, business, and social work programs, research opportunities.

19. University of Notre Dame: Highly-regarded business, architecture, and engineering programs, as well as a strong athletic culture.

20. Georgetown University: International relations, politics, and business programs, along with a campus situated in Washington, D.C.

21. Emory University: Excellent health sciences programs, along with strong business and humanities offerings.

22. Carnegie Mellon University: Reputation for computing, engineering, art, and design programs.

23. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Public university with strong programs in areas such as film, business, and engineering.

24. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley): Top-tier public university with programs like computer science, engineering, and social sciences.

25. University of Southern California (USC): Film, engineering, and business programs, interdisciplinary studies, located in Los Angeles.

Personally I split by category (Private/Public/SLAC) and then go by tiers rather than specific "ranks" which I find a bit silly, even with tiers the cutoffs can be fuzzy, but better than a literal numeric list.

Private top tier: HYPSM
Private second tier: Brown, Cal Tech, Chicago, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Penn
Private third tier: Boston U, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Georgetown, Notre Dame, NYU, Rice, Tufts, USC (Southern Cal), Wake Forest, Washington U (St. Louis)

Public top tier: Michigan (Ann Arbor), UC Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia (UVA)
Public second tier: Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois - Urbana Champaign, North Carolina (UNC Chapel Hill), Texas (UT Austin), UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSB, UCSD, William & Mary, Wisconsin
Public third tier: Many... like 30

SLAC top tier: Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Williams
SLAC second tier: Bowdoin, Carleton College, Claremont McKenna, Middlebury, Smith, US Military Academy - West Point, US Naval SLAC third tier: Barnard, Bates, Colby, Colgate, Davidson, Hamilton, Haverford, Richmond, US Air Force Academy, Wesleyan

These tiers seem pretty accurate to me.

BU and Tufts are many tiers down.
Bottom of our private go there.

BU, Tufts, Wake Forest, and NYU should all be dropped. Also, Wellesley and Bowdoin should exchange tiers. But otherwise, pretty solid.

Disagree with all of this. Tufts gets the same kids as Emory.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is not T25

1. Harvard University: Strong liberal arts foundation, prestigious, large endowment

2. Stanford University: Integrated STEM and humanities education, entrepreneurial spirit, and a beautiful campus

3. Yale University: Known for its residential college system, Yale is strong in both liberal arts and STEM fields

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Focus on STEM with a rigorous curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship

5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Prestigious STEM-focused school with student-faculty ratio of 3:1

6. Princeton University: Emphasis on undergraduate research, strong liberal arts, and engineering programs

7. University of Chicago: A rigorous academic environment known for its study of economics and interdisciplinary programs.

8. University of Pennsylvania: The Wharton School of Business, along with strong programs in nursing, engineering, and liberal arts.

9. Columbia University: Core Curriculum, strong liberal arts, and journalism programs, located in New York City.

10. Duke University: Excellent programs in public policy, biomedical engineering, and environmental sciences.

11. Johns Hopkins University: Top-notch research institution, especially in-fields like medicine, public health, and engineering.

12. Dartmouth College: Small liberal arts college with a strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and a close-knit community.

13. Northwestern University: Great journalism, engineering, and music programs, located near Chicago.

14. Brown University: Open Curriculum allows students to tailor their education, strong pre-med and engineering programs.

15. Vanderbilt University: Known for education in the fields of medicine, education, and law, with a vibrant campus community.

16. Cornell University: Diverse range of programs including agriculture, hotel administration, and engineering.

17. Rice University: Small student body, strong engineering, and music programs, residential college system.

18. Washington University in St. Louis: Strong pre-med program, business, and social work programs, research opportunities.

19. University of Notre Dame: Highly-regarded business, architecture, and engineering programs, as well as a strong athletic culture.

20. Georgetown University: International relations, politics, and business programs, along with a campus situated in Washington, D.C.

21. Emory University: Excellent health sciences programs, along with strong business and humanities offerings.

22. Carnegie Mellon University: Reputation for computing, engineering, art, and design programs.

23. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Public university with strong programs in areas such as film, business, and engineering.

24. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley): Top-tier public university with programs like computer science, engineering, and social sciences.

25. University of Southern California (USC): Film, engineering, and business programs, interdisciplinary studies, located in Los Angeles.

Personally I split by category (Private/Public/SLAC) and then go by tiers rather than specific "ranks" which I find a bit silly, even with tiers the cutoffs can be fuzzy, but better than a literal numeric list.

Private top tier: HYPSM
Private second tier: Brown, Cal Tech, Chicago, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Penn
Private third tier: Boston U, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Georgetown, Notre Dame, NYU, Rice, Tufts, USC (Southern Cal), Wake Forest, Washington U (St. Louis)

Public top tier: Michigan (Ann Arbor), UC Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia (UVA)
Public second tier: Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois - Urbana Champaign, North Carolina (UNC Chapel Hill), Texas (UT Austin), UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSB, UCSD, William & Mary, Wisconsin
Public third tier: Many... like 30

SLAC top tier: Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Williams
SLAC second tier: Bowdoin, Carleton College, Claremont McKenna, Middlebury, Smith, US Military Academy - West Point, US Naval SLAC third tier: Barnard, Bates, Colby, Colgate, Davidson, Hamilton, Haverford, Richmond, US Air Force Academy, Wesleyan

These tiers seem pretty accurate to me.

BU and Tufts are many tiers down.
Bottom of our private go there.

BU, Tufts, Wake Forest, and NYU should all be dropped. Also, Wellesley and Bowdoin should exchange tiers. But otherwise, pretty solid.

Agree

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1. Harvard University: Strong liberal arts foundation, prestigious, large endowment

2. Stanford University: Integrated STEM and humanities education, entrepreneurial spirit, and a beautiful campus

3. Yale University: Known for its residential college system, Yale is strong in both liberal arts and STEM fields

4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Focus on STEM with a rigorous curriculum, innovation, and entrepreneurship

5. California Institute of Technology (Caltech): Prestigious STEM-focused school with student-faculty ratio of 3:1

6. Princeton University: Emphasis on undergraduate research, strong liberal arts, and engineering programs

7. University of Chicago: A rigorous academic environment known for its study of economics and interdisciplinary programs.

8. University of Pennsylvania: The Wharton School of Business, along with strong programs in nursing, engineering, and liberal arts.

9. Columbia University: Core Curriculum, strong liberal arts, and journalism programs, located in New York City.

10. Duke University: Excellent programs in public policy, biomedical engineering, and environmental sciences.

11. Johns Hopkins University: Top-notch research institution, especially in-fields like medicine, public health, and engineering.

12. Dartmouth College: Small liberal arts college with a strong emphasis on undergraduate teaching and a close-knit community.

13. Northwestern University: Great journalism, engineering, and music programs, located near Chicago.

14. Brown University: Open Curriculum allows students to tailor their education, strong pre-med and engineering programs.

15. Vanderbilt University: Known for education in the fields of medicine, education, and law, with a vibrant campus community.

16. Cornell University: Diverse range of programs including agriculture, hotel administration, and engineering.

17. Rice University: Small student body, strong engineering, and music programs, residential college system.

18. Washington University in St. Louis: Strong pre-med program, business, and social work programs, research opportunities.

19. University of Notre Dame: Highly-regarded business, architecture, and engineering programs, as well as a strong athletic culture.

20. Georgetown University: International relations, politics, and business programs, along with a campus situated in Washington, D.C.

21. Emory University: Excellent health sciences programs, along with strong business and humanities offerings.

22. Carnegie Mellon University: Reputation for computing, engineering, art, and design programs.

23. University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA): Public university with strong programs in areas such as film, business, and engineering.

24. University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley): Top-tier public university with programs like computer science, engineering, and social sciences.

25. University of Southern California (USC): Film, engineering, and business programs, interdisciplinary studies, located in Los Angeles.

Personally I split by category (Private/Public/SLAC) and then go by tiers rather than specific "ranks" which I find a bit silly, even with tiers the cutoffs can be fuzzy, but better than a literal numeric list.

Private top tier: HYPSM
Private second tier: Brown, Cal Tech, Chicago, Dartmouth, Duke, Johns Hopkins, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, Penn
Private third tier: Boston U, Carnegie Mellon, Columbia, Cornell, Emory, Georgetown, Notre Dame, NYU, Rice, Tufts, USC (Southern Cal), Wake Forest, Washington U (St. Louis)

Public top tier: Michigan (Ann Arbor), UC Berkeley, UCLA, Virginia (UVA)
Public second tier: Florida, Georgia Tech, Illinois - Urbana Champaign, North Carolina (UNC Chapel Hill), Texas (UT Austin), UC Davis, UC Irvine, UCSB, UCSD, William & Mary, Wisconsin
Public third tier: Many... like 30

SLAC top tier: Amherst, Pomona, Swarthmore, Wellesley, Williams
SLAC second tier: Bowdoin, Carleton College, Claremont McKenna, Middlebury, Smith, US Military Academy - West Point, US Naval SLAC third tier: Barnard, Bates, Colby, Colgate, Davidson, Hamilton, Haverford, Richmond, US Air Force Academy, Wesleyan

These tiers seem pretty accurate to me.

BU and Tufts are many tiers down.
Bottom of our private go there.

BU, Tufts, Wake Forest, and NYU should all be dropped. Also, Wellesley and Bowdoin should exchange tiers. But otherwise, pretty solid.

Disagree with all of this. Tufts gets the same kids as Emory.

BU gets kids with Cs on transcript

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Posters here are always crying yield protection when their kid gets into one school but rejected by another school that may be ranked “lower.”