Easiest T25?

[Anonymous]

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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.

OP says at the top that "UVA is not top 25" . did you miss that. It's never cool to say ESL. Ever. Grow up and PP is correct.

That was stated in a previous post, not the post replied to. ESL is a thing, literally, English is my second language so save your lecture. You grow up, PP's post very clearly said "UVA is T25" and then went on a about gold standards.

False.She says "UVA in not T25" then lists the schools she thinks are. You failed to read that and were rude

"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"

Post replied to you dolt. Now move along.

[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.

+1
This is how I view schools.
Some people don't even consider a few of the categories here.

[Anonymous]

The poster of this must have kids at Wake, Tufts or BU -
If you look at outcomes, kids graduating from those 3 schools are not in same league as kids from Columbia/Cornell/ND/Rice and even WashU/Emory.

Bizarre. But whatever floats your boat. Your posting this here, doesn't make the school "better".
But maybe it makes you feel better?
Tiers don't even matter unless you are defensive about your choices.
Which perhaps you are.


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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]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

BU gets kids with Cs on transcript

If you mention a few anecdotal cases, other schools do the same.
Also, it's not just about a few grades; context matters in the whole application.

[Anonymous]

Emory

[Anonymous]

How can anyone answer this? Depends on major, kid, ....

And most people don't send exact twins to two different schools and compare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The poster of this must have kids at Wake, Tufts or BU -
If you look at outcomes, kids graduating from those 3 schools are not in same league as kids from Columbia/Cornell/ND/Rice and even WashU/Emory.

Bizarre. But whatever floats your boat. Your posting this here, doesn't make the school "better".
But maybe it makes you feel better?
Tiers don't even matter unless you are defensive about your choices.
Which perhaps you are.


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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

I think whomever posted this meant to include BC rather than BU. And with that change, historically all of these schools are ranked in thr 20 to 30 range for literally decades. Btw, you seem like a miserable person, Emory mom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The poster of this must have kids at Wake, Tufts or BU -
If you look at outcomes, kids graduating from those 3 schools are not in same league as kids from Columbia/Cornell/ND/Rice and even WashU/Emory.

Bizarre. But whatever floats your boat. Your posting this here, doesn't make the school "better".
But maybe it makes you feel better?
Tiers don't even matter unless you are defensive about your choices.
Which perhaps you are.


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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

I think whomever posted this meant to include BC rather than BU. And with that change, historically all of these schools are ranked in thr 20 to 30 range for literally decades. Btw, you seem like a miserable person, Emory mom.

I’m not Emory mom?
I just know about how it works at our private.
Why do you care so much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The poster of this must have kids at Wake, Tufts or BU -
If you look at outcomes, kids graduating from those 3 schools are not in same league as kids from Columbia/Cornell/ND/Rice and even WashU/Emory.

Bizarre. But whatever floats your boat. Your posting this here, doesn't make the school "better".
But maybe it makes you feel better?
Tiers don't even matter unless you are defensive about your choices.
Which perhaps you are.


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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

I think whomever posted this meant to include BC rather than BU. And with that change, historically all of these schools are ranked in thr 20 to 30 range for literally decades. Btw, you seem like a miserable person, Emory mom.

I’m not Emory mom?
I just know about how it works at our private.
Why do you care so much?

Because I took 10 seconds to respond to your nasty post, I care so much? Btw, I have two kids at what are considered the top privates in our city, and there is literally no difference in the kids accepted to these schools. Indeed, in the past two cycles, the BC, Wake, and Tufts kids have been more accomplished than the Emory kids because those schools are seen as both rigorous and social, and accordingly more desirable. Parchment results support this for cross admits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The poster of this must have kids at Wake, Tufts or BU -
If you look at outcomes, kids graduating from those 3 schools are not in same league as kids from Columbia/Cornell/ND/Rice and even WashU/Emory.

Bizarre. But whatever floats your boat. Your posting this here, doesn't make the school "better".
But maybe it makes you feel better?
Tiers don't even matter unless you are defensive about your choices.
Which perhaps you are.


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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

I think whomever posted this meant to include BC rather than BU. And with that change, historically all of these schools are ranked in thr 20 to 30 range for literally decades. Btw, you seem like a miserable person, Emory mom.

I’m not Emory mom?
I just know about how it works at our private.
Why do you care so much?

Because I took 10 seconds to respond to your nasty post, I care so much? Btw, I have two kids at what are considered the top privates in our city, and there is literally no difference in the kids accepted to these schools. Indeed, in the past two cycles, the BC, Wake, and Tufts kids have been more accomplished than the Emory kids because those schools are seen as both rigorous and social, and accordingly more desirable. Parchment results support this for cross admits.

I don’t know anyone that considers Tufts a social school.

[Anonymous]

They’re all good schools in their own unique ways. I would be happy to have my kid at Emory, Tufts, Wake, etc., any of them, as long as it’s a good fit. It doesn’t matter where the kids’ classmates are going or the profile that got them in there. What works best for your kid?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The poster of this must have kids at Wake, Tufts or BU -
If you look at outcomes, kids graduating from those 3 schools are not in same league as kids from Columbia/Cornell/ND/Rice and even WashU/Emory.

Bizarre. But whatever floats your boat. Your posting this here, doesn't make the school "better".
But maybe it makes you feel better?
Tiers don't even matter unless you are defensive about your choices.
Which perhaps you are.


__________________________________

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

I think whomever posted this meant to include BC rather than BU. And with that change, historically all of these schools are ranked in thr 20 to 30 range for literally decades. Btw, you seem like a miserable person, Emory mom.

I’m not Emory mom?
I just know about how it works at our private.
Why do you care so much?

Because I took 10 seconds to respond to your nasty post, I care so much? Btw, I have two kids at what are considered the top privates in our city, and there is literally no difference in the kids accepted to these schools. Indeed, in the past two cycles, the BC, Wake, and Tufts kids have been more accomplished than the Emory kids because those schools are seen as both rigorous and social, and accordingly more desirable. Parchment results support this for cross admits.

I don’t know anyone that considers Tufts a social school.

You must have a limited social circle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The poster of this must have kids at Wake, Tufts or BU -
If you look at outcomes, kids graduating from those 3 schools are not in same league as kids from Columbia/Cornell/ND/Rice and even WashU/Emory.

Bizarre. But whatever floats your boat. Your posting this here, doesn't make the school "better".
But maybe it makes you feel better?
Tiers don't even matter unless you are defensive about your choices.
Which perhaps you are.


__________________________________

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

I think whomever posted this meant to include BC rather than BU. And with that change, historically all of these schools are ranked in thr 20 to 30 range for literally decades. Btw, you seem like a miserable person, Emory mom.

DP, I think it has changed a little in modern landscaping. Nowadays, BU attracts a strong student body due to its location, engineering and medical schools, along with its status as a research powerhouse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The poster of this must have kids at Wake, Tufts or BU -
If you look at outcomes, kids graduating from those 3 schools are not in same league as kids from Columbia/Cornell/ND/Rice and even WashU/Emory.

Bizarre. But whatever floats your boat. Your posting this here, doesn't make the school "better".
But maybe it makes you feel better?
Tiers don't even matter unless you are defensive about your choices.
Which perhaps you are.


__________________________________

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

I think whomever posted this meant to include BC rather than BU. And with that change, historically all of these schools are ranked in thr 20 to 30 range for literally decades. Btw, you seem like a miserable person, Emory mom.

I’m not Emory mom?
I just know about how it works at our private.
Why do you care so much?

Because I took 10 seconds to respond to your nasty post, I care so much? Btw, I have two kids at what are considered the top privates in our city, and there is literally no difference in the kids accepted to these schools. Indeed, in the past two cycles, the BC, Wake, and Tufts kids have been more accomplished than the Emory kids because those schools are seen as both rigorous and social, and accordingly more desirable. Parchment results support this for cross admits.

I don’t know anyone that considers Tufts a social school.

Ha. Right?!?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They’re all good schools in their own unique ways. I would be happy to have my kid at Emory, Tufts, Wake, etc., any of them, as long as it’s a good fit. It doesn’t matter where the kids’ classmates are going or the profile that got them in there. What works best for your kid?

Same. I don’t get this weird arbitrary tiering.

BU? In the same list as Rice and Columbia? What’s the point?