Sorry, meant Case and Tulane are solid schools. Kid can thrive there if they fit in. |
Are you regularly seeing schools on resumes that you had never heard of that are in the (new or old) T50? Can you give an example? |
Ranking isn’t everything.
I know current freshman at Wisconsin who also got into Wake and Davidson and regretting their choice immensely. |
Nonsensically dim |
NP. Why? I agree that 2018/2019 was right around the time that common sense ended. Anything from that time or prior is a useful instrument for ascertaining actual quality of the education |
We're in 2024. Any ranking in the T50 is a known/solid school. If you don't like it that's on you. |
why? can you please elaborate? Please share! thank you! |
2018/2019 is the proper vintage? Wouldn't that be an actual snapshot from 2018/2019? I understand that you like the criteria from that era but it's out of date at this point. Meaning 2018 criteria has 2018 or older data? |
Well the USNWR methodology removed Class size from its process a few years ago. Which is shocking, as many of us (smartly) think that smaller class sizes does lead to better educational opportunities. Much easier to learn in a room with 30-40 students where you can actively ask questions than in a lecture hall with 200+. So yes, I will complain when the most recent changes basically moved many smaller (under 8K) private schools down 5-10 spots and put large state schools in their place. Because I know the smaller private schools are actually still better schools. |
Exactly! While I"m happy schools focus on social mobility and FGLI and Pell grants (it's good for society), it does not affect my kid at all |
Well 2020 is before USNWR removed class size from criteria and moved to focus on Pell grants, FGLI, etc. So before they fell completely apart |
Facts. For example I think BC is a better school than a lot of the massive publics currently ranked above it. And Rutgers is a solid state flagship. But Top 50? Please. |
You think BC is better than Cal or UCLA or Michigan? At the end of the day if a school is not currently ranked in the top 50, then it is not a top 50 ranked school. It's pretty simple. |
This is the most important factor by far unless you plan to immigrate to other countries. |
+1 |