Examples of colleges trending up based on current rankings/prestige.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Boston University.

I think BU has great potential and is undervalued.

Isn't BU something like $100k a year to attend? What is your definition of undervalued?

My DD got in. No merit aid whatsoever. It’s just not justifiable for us.

[Anonymous]

^Agree

[Anonymous]

The analysis linked below will provide context for these schools:

1. Elon
2. UChicago
3. Ohio State
4. Pitzer
5. UCLA
6. UC–San Diego
7. Boston College
8. SUNY–Stony Brook
9. UPittsburgh
10. Georgia Tech
11. Case Western Reserve
12. Brown
13. UNC–Chapel Hill
14. Notre Dame

https://www.educationnext...over-time/

[Anonymous]

This link should work for the above:

https://www.educationnext.org/yes-it-really-is-harder-to-get-into-highly-selective-colleges-today-comparison-sat-scores-over-time/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lots of state U's
Indiana
Delaware
Maryland
Colorado
Penn State
Vermont
...all getting more NYC kids from DC's cohort

More Europe - UCL, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Bocconi

Privates:
Elon
U Miami
College of Charleston

This tracks with my kids' classes.

And Pitt, which is state-supported, remains hot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of state U's
Indiana
Delaware
Maryland
Colorado
Penn State
Vermont
...all getting more NYC kids from DC's cohort

More Europe - UCL, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Bocconi

Privates:
Elon
U Miami
College of Charleston

This tracks with my kids' classes.

And Pitt, which is state-supported, remains hot.

The U of Cincinnati is similar to Pitt in some ways, & now it’s in the Big 12 Conference.

Look for it to creep up the rankings in the near future.

[Anonymous]

We are a Pitt family. Amazing how it’s become ‘hot’ over the past two or three years. It really does check many boxes, and it’s not far.

I would say that Pittsburgh ranks right up there location wise for college with Boston, Chicago, NY, Durham/Raleigh and Philly. Actually I would rank them as follows:

1. Boston
2. Philly
3. Raleigh Durham
4. Pittsburgh
5. NYC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are a Pitt family. Amazing how it’s become ‘hot’ over the past two or three years. It really does check many boxes, and it’s not far.

I would say that Pittsburgh ranks right up there location wise for college with Boston, Chicago, NY, Durham/Raleigh and Philly. Actually I would rank them as follows:

1. Boston
2. Philly
3. Raleigh Durham
4. Pittsburgh
5. NYC

Oops, forgot Chicago. I would tie Chicago and NYC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of state U's
Indiana
Delaware
Maryland
Colorado
Penn State
Vermont
...all getting more NYC kids from DC's cohort

More Europe - UCL, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Bocconi

Privates:
Elon
U Miami
College of Charleston

This tracks with my kids' classes.

And Pitt, which is state-supported, remains hot.

The U of Cincinnati is similar to Pitt in some ways, & now it’s in the Big 12 Conference.

Look for it to creep up the rankings in the near future.

My kid is going to Pitt next year. We live in PA. We also looked at Cincinnati last year. Both of my boys didn't like it. Not sure why. I liked it much more than they did. I think having an on-campus football field is a nice thing to have. I think Temple is similar to Cincinnati.

Pitt is helped by its location. Close to DC and Jersey and an in-state option for Philly residents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of state U's
Indiana
Delaware
Maryland
Colorado
Penn State
Vermont
...all getting more NYC kids from DC's cohort

More Europe - UCL, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Bocconi

Privates:
Elon
U Miami
College of Charleston

This tracks with my kids' classes.

And Pitt, which is state-supported, remains hot.

The U of Cincinnati is similar to Pitt in some ways, & now it’s in the Big 12 Conference.

Look for it to creep up the rankings in the near future.

My kid is going to Pitt next year. We live in PA. We also looked at Cincinnati last year. Both of my boys didn't like it. Not sure why. I liked it much more than they did. I think having an on-campus football field is a nice thing to have. I think Temple is similar to Cincinnati.

Pitt is helped by its location. Close to DC and Jersey and an in-state option for Philly residents.

I assume you are referring to Cincy? While Pitt's football stadium is not on campus...it's pretty cool they get to play in the Steelers stadium which isn't too far away.

I definitely think UCLA having to play at the Rose Bowl a good 30 miles away (and can be an hour+ drive) detracts from that experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Lots of state U's
Indiana
Delaware
Maryland
Colorado
Penn State
Vermont
...all getting more NYC kids from DC's cohort

More Europe - UCL, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Bocconi

Privates:
Elon
U Miami
College of Charleston

This tracks with my kids' classes.

And Pitt, which is state-supported, remains hot.

The U of Cincinnati is similar to Pitt in some ways, & now it’s in the Big 12 Conference.

Look for it to creep up the rankings in the near future.

My kid is going to Pitt next year. We live in PA. We also looked at Cincinnati last year. Both of my boys didn't like it. Not sure why. I liked it much more than they did. I think having an on-campus football field is a nice thing to have. I think Temple is similar to Cincinnati.

Pitt is helped by its location. Close to DC and Jersey and an in-state option for Philly residents.

I assume you are referring to Cincy? While Pitt's football stadium is not on campus...it's pretty cool they get to play in the Steelers stadium which isn't too far away.

I definitely think UCLA having to play at the Rose Bowl a good 30 miles away (and can be an hour+ drive) detracts from that experience.

I prefer an on campus stadium over a pro stadium that isn't on campus. Just my opinion. You may think otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Agree re Pitt. I don't see how it doesn't move up in rank given all of the high stats kids its attracting, and reputation for being a great place to be. Plus, it is top 10 in the country in biomedical research funding (present NIH cuts aside, it says something about the level of faculty and research it's attracting and facilitating). Edurank shows that research impact in biomedical engineering at Pitt is top 5 in the country, higher than Georgia Tech, Hopkins, Duke, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Boston University.

I think BU has great potential and is undervalued.

Isn't BU something like $100k a year to attend? What is your definition of undervalued?

Read the subject. Duh.

Obviously not referring to cost. Most privates are in the $90k range.

Solid T50 school.

Run the NPC like any other school before applying. 11% acceptance rate, so no guarantees - even for high stats kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Boston University.

I think BU has great potential and is undervalued.

Isn't BU something like $100k a year to attend? What is your definition of undervalued?

Read the subject. Duh.

Obviously not referring to cost. Most privates are in the $90k range.

Solid T50 school.

Run the NPC like any other school before applying. 11% acceptance rate, so no guarantees - even for high stats kids.

Yes, but for high stat kids that are full pay it’s not up and trending because of cost.

[Anonymous]

How about Boston College?

I don't know whether it's going up, down, or sideways, but it's suddenly become much more popular among my little circle of friends. Some of my kids' Catholic friends got into both Notre Dame and BC and chose BC (small sample size, I know).