What schools do you think are on the rise (ranking/reputation)

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Anonymous wrote:Columbia, MIT at the highest end. Also: Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, and, perhaps counterintuitively, Cornell. And among state schools, U Florida.

Ludicrous post listing already elite schools.

It's all relative. These are already blue-chip brands that are becoming better, more burnished. Most of the names being thrown around on this thread aren't schools that are "on the rise", but merely, "Oh, we just happened to learn about them recently and they seem like a good fit for my kid." You have to look at numbers over a concerted period of time; quality of students, teaching, and faculty; research output; and financial resources. In all these metrics, the aforementioned schools are doing excellent and have great positive upward momentum. Others within their tier, not so much.

And of this list, I'd highlight Columbia, Northwestern, Cornell, and Florida as having the most continued upward momentum. Another key school in this conversation about 5-10 years ago would have been UChicago, which has plateaued but done perhaps the most remarkable job in recent history of positioning itself within the upper echelon in higher ed.

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Indiana and Auburn

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UGA. Is rising very quickly

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Anonymous wrote:UGA. Is rising very quickly

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Case Western? Indian? Auburn? UGA? Really, people?

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Anonymous wrote:Elon is trash

How so?

NP. Literally every single child I know from this area that chooses Elon is learning disabled in some way. Not severely, but ADHD and others that prevented admission into other schools. I think it's great as an option for those kids, and it's quite possible one of mine may attend there, but it is not a strong academic school, at all. I am very close to two graduates and their and their classmates outcomes and options upon graduation were so limited, that it really makes me question the value of the school. It really lacks diversity and is full of underwhelming students of wealthy parents. They decline many many students who they know will not likely attend because they applied as a safety, in order to try to maintain a sub-80% acceptance rate. That in and of itself is a real turnoff. The up and coming schools that aren't gaming the system that way: Indiana and Pitt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Elon is trash

How so?

NP. Literally every single child I know from this area that chooses Elon is learning disabled in some way. Not severely, but ADHD and others that prevented admission into other schools. I think it's great as an option for those kids, and it's quite possible one of mine may attend there, but it is not a strong academic school, at all. I am very close to two graduates and their and their classmates outcomes and options upon graduation were so limited, that it really makes me question the value of the school. It really lacks diversity and is full of underwhelming students of wealthy parents. They decline many many students who they know will not likely attend because they applied as a safety, in order to try to maintain a sub-80% acceptance rate. That in and of itself is a real turnoff. The up and coming schools that aren't gaming the system that way: Indiana and Pitt.

Doesn’t sound accurate at all for a college with an extremely low yield rate that’s trying to increase its class size

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ASU

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Anonymous wrote:Case Western
it is a hidden gem in many ways

This. Always a solid R1 research school but in past years hearing more and more about Case. Seems school is shifting from a well regarded regional school to a well known nationally one.

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Anonymous wrote:Rice. If it did not have the TX in its address, it would be really high up.

Rice has always been a phenomenal school which attracts the best and brightest from around the world due to its low tuition. Those in the DC bubble can keep their tunnel vision.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Columbia, MIT at the highest end. Also: Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, and, perhaps counterintuitively, Cornell. And among state schools, U Florida.

Ludicrous post listing already elite schools.

It's all relative. These are already blue-chip brands that are becoming better, more burnished. Most of the names being thrown around on this thread aren't schools that are "on the rise", but merely, "Oh, we just happened to learn about them recently and they seem like a good fit for my kid." You have to look at numbers over a concerted period of time; quality of students, teaching, and faculty; research output; and financial resources. In all these metrics, the aforementioned schools are doing excellent and have great positive upward momentum. Others within their tier, not so much.

What are examples of others within their tier that are lacking upward momentum?

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Virginia Tech. It is expanding its footprint across the state of Virginia and is becoming more selective over time. It now as a competitive medical school, as well. The first medical school opened in the United States in many decades. Solid university with a very bright future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Rice. If it did not have the TX in its address, it would be really high up.

Rice has always been a phenomenal school which attracts the best and brightest from around the world due to its low tuition. Those in the DC bubble can keep their tunnel vision.

Low tuition? Uh... OK. "Best and brightest from around the world?" Maybe - maybe - best and brightest in Texas, but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Columbia, MIT at the highest end. Also: Northwestern, Johns Hopkins, and, perhaps counterintuitively, Cornell. And among state schools, U Florida.

Ludicrous post listing already elite schools.

It's all relative. These are already blue-chip brands that are becoming better, more burnished. Most of the names being thrown around on this thread aren't schools that are "on the rise", but merely, "Oh, we just happened to learn about them recently and they seem like a good fit for my kid." You have to look at numbers over a concerted period of time; quality of students, teaching, and faculty; research output; and financial resources. In all these metrics, the aforementioned schools are doing excellent and have great positive upward momentum. Others within their tier, not so much.

What are examples of others within their tier that are lacking upward momentum?

The most obvious answer here is probably Dartmouth, but I'm sure there are a couple others. Some might argue Yale, but I'd really, really counter against that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Elon is trash

How so?

NP. Literally every single child I know from this area that chooses Elon is learning disabled in some way. Not severely, but ADHD and others that prevented admission into other schools. I think it's great as an option for those kids, and it's quite possible one of mine may attend there, but it is not a strong academic school, at all. I am very close to two graduates and their and their classmates outcomes and options upon graduation were so limited, that it really makes me question the value of the school. It really lacks diversity and is full of underwhelming students of wealthy parents. They decline many many students who they know will not likely attend because they applied as a safety, in order to try to maintain a sub-80% acceptance rate. That in and of itself is a real turnoff. The up and coming schools that aren't gaming the system that way: Indiana and Pitt.

What jobs were not available?