What is the most overrated school popular among the dc metro area crowd?

[Anonymous]

GW, Georgetown, Emery, Vanderbilt, Duke.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke

Why do people pick out Duke other than jealousy? They are near the top from many perspectives. Outcomes (earnings, graduate school acceptances, awards) are very good. Alumni are loyal and supportive. Academics are strong in most areas. Graduate programs are very good (but not top). Campus is attractive and a nice size (although separated). Athletics are a plus because of basketball. Weather is good compared to the Northeast.

Outcomes are great at Duke. Just like Stanford. But both schools have a rep for being fun schools full of interesting students. This dates back to the 90s. But neither school lives up to that these days. The reality is that both schools are kind of boring today. Stanford is culturally oppressive. And Duke is a dull grinder school. They're not even douchebags anymore. So... overrated.

[Anonymous]

Vassar was a huge disappointment.

The campus wasn’t very attractive - some buildings had layers of peeling paint and few updates.
It was kind of depressing. Only two nice building.
I expected more. Lesser known schools have done a better job with maintenance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke

Why do people pick out Duke other than jealousy? They are near the top from many perspectives. Outcomes (earnings, graduate school acceptances, awards) are very good. Alumni are loyal and supportive. Academics are strong in most areas. Graduate programs are very good (but not top). Campus is attractive and a nice size (although separated). Athletics are a plus because of basketball. Weather is good compared to the Northeast.

Athletics are mostly a minus since they detract from academics.

Perhaps, but so many applying seem to be looking at the sports experience.

[Anonymous]

UVA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke

Why do people pick out Duke other than jealousy? They are near the top from many perspectives. Outcomes (earnings, graduate school acceptances, awards) are very good. Alumni are loyal and supportive. Academics are strong in most areas. Graduate programs are very good (but not top). Campus is attractive and a nice size (although separated). Athletics are a plus because of basketball. Weather is good compared to the Northeast.

Athletics are mostly a minus since they detract from academics.

You must be fun at parties 🙄

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Duke

Why do people pick out Duke other than jealousy? They are near the top from many perspectives. Outcomes (earnings, graduate school acceptances, awards) are very good. Alumni are loyal and supportive. Academics are strong in most areas. Graduate programs are very good (but not top). Campus is attractive and a nice size (although separated). Athletics are a plus because of basketball. Weather is good compared to the Northeast.

Athletics are mostly a minus since they detract from academics.

You must be fun at parties 🙄

Having semi-pro teams associated with universities (as well as the associated cost) is one of the things that distinguishes the U.S. higher education.

[Anonymous]

George Mason University

[Anonymous]

Most are overrated. Incorrectly rated, really. U.S. universities are the most expensive in the world, yet the percentage of people with college degrees has gone from world-leading to middle- of-the-pack among OECD countries over the last 35 years. USNWR rewards on resources (higher costs) rather than efficiency when student loan debt is over $1.7 Trillion. Terrible consequences.