Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing second tier about Rice, Vandy or Emory. I'd say Wisconsin, BU, Northeastern, Penn State, Villanova, Drexel, UConn, UNH, UVM, Elon, Case Western, . In terms of LACs - Union, Franklin and Marshall, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Hobart, Rhodes, Knox, Lewis and Clark, Ursinus, Skidmore,Wofford, DePaul, DePauw, Ohio Wesleyan, Denison, College of Wooster, Earlham.

These are all very good schools just not first tier.

I'd add University of Illinois and New College of Florida.

WTF?? These are not brand name colleges! You people need to think about the schools Wal-Mart Nation knows. Believe me, I went to a national university that the folks in my small town SWORE was in California "because it was on TV." Needless to say, it was not in California. Not even close.

[Anonymous]

In answer to OP's question, here is a whole list of them from US News - "A+ Colleges for B students:

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/a-plus

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:University of Michigan, from out of state (50% or ballpark admission rate).

are you serious? Is that an accurate and recent number?

Forget this whole thread OP and go there.

That's not right. Overall acceptance rate is in the high 30s. School doesn't publish out of state acceptance rate, but best estimates are around 20%.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/1439715-guestimate-michigans-oos-2013-ea-acceptance-rate.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, not really pp.

Well, I'm not a Duke alumni, but its been well known everywhere in the US I've been. I'm a UVA grad, and I was amused that people outside of the mid-Atlantic had almost never heard of it. They knew Duke though.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree with an earlier poster who said southeren schools even when pretty darn good (like Vandy, and Duke) really don't "show well" outside of the south. And, yes folks, DC is in the south...so don't argue about how great people in DC think they are.

Vandy perhaps, but Duke is well known everywhere.

True, but basketball has a lot to do with that. I'm sure Duke draws from all 50 states, but I'd be shocked if less than 80% of the American students came from east of the Mississippi. I also doubt they draw as many international students as UCLA or USC.

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Anonymous wrote:No, not really pp.

Well, I'm not a Duke alumni, but its been well known everywhere in the US I've been. I'm a UVA grad, and I was amused that people outside of the mid-Atlantic had almost never heard of it. They knew Duke though.

Very true. DUKE is not particularly well like by students in its home state of NC - it is a favorite of the northeast. UVA is a favorite in Virginia and the mid-Atlantic - not well known at all in the west or Midwest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:University of Michigan, from out of state (50% or ballpark admission rate).

are you serious? Is that an accurate and recent number?

Forget this whole thread OP and go there.

That's not right. Overall acceptance rate is in the high 30s. School doesn't publish out of state acceptance rate, but best estimates are around 20%.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-michigan-ann-arbor/1439715-guestimate-michigans-oos-2013-ea-acceptance-rate.html

Overall acceptance is 40%. I did see a breakdown of out of state somewhere, when my niece was applying, and I was amazed at how high it is - and in the 50% range is what I remember. It also is very pricey for out of state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing second tier about Rice, Vandy or Emory. I'd say Wisconsin, BU, Northeastern, Penn State, Villanova, Drexel, UConn, UNH, UVM, Elon, Case Western, . In terms of LACs - Union, Franklin and Marshall, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Hobart, Rhodes, Knox, Lewis and Clark, Ursinus, Skidmore,Wofford, DePaul, DePauw, Ohio Wesleyan, Denison, College of Wooster, Earlham.

These are all very good schools just not first tier.

I'd add University of Illinois and New College of Florida.

WTF?? These are not brand name colleges! You people need to think about the schools Wal-Mart Nation knows. Believe me, I went to a national university that the folks in my small town SWORE was in California "because it was on TV." Needless to say, it was not in California. Not even close.

I think the top list of schools is a fantastic one. I'd be thrilled for my kid to end up at any of them. But I think most of them are the opposite of what was asked for in the OP, which is schools whose name recognition outpaces their selectivity.

ON that list, I'd say that Wisconsin, Penn State, and UConn are closest to what the OP requested. What do they have in common? Large numbers of alumni (you're way more likely to work with a Wisconsin grad than a Wooster grad, simply due to numbers), and nationally televised sports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nothing second tier about Rice, Vandy or Emory. I'd say Wisconsin, BU, Northeastern, Penn State, Villanova, Drexel, UConn, UNH, UVM, Elon, Case Western, . In terms of LACs - Union, Franklin and Marshall, Dickinson, Gettysburg, Hobart, Rhodes, Knox, Lewis and Clark, Ursinus, Skidmore,Wofford, DePaul, DePauw, Ohio Wesleyan, Denison, College of Wooster, Earlham.

These are all very good schools just not first tier.

I'd add University of Illinois and New College of Florida.

WTF?? These are not brand name colleges! You people need to think about the schools Wal-Mart Nation knows. Believe me, I went to a national university that the folks in my small town SWORE was in California "because it was on TV." Needless to say, it was not in California. Not even close.

I think the top list of schools is a fantastic one. I'd be thrilled for my kid to end up at any of them. But I think most of them are the opposite of what was asked for in the OP, which is schools whose name recognition outpaces their selectivity.

ON that list, I'd say that Wisconsin, Penn State, and UConn are closest to what the OP requested. What do they have in common? Large numbers of alumni (you're way more likely to work with a Wisconsin grad than a Wooster grad, simply due to numbers), and nationally televised sports.

I think of those school in different tiers Wisconsin then PSU then UCONN

PSU <46>is closer to UW <41>in the rankings than I would have thought, but UCONN is far behind

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mami University.

Is that where you get a degree in your pjs? "Never even leave home!"

Northwestern U. offers several online grad degrees 'where you get a degree in your pjs.' Many prominent universities offer online degrees.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, not really pp.

Well, I'm not a Duke alumni, but its been well known everywhere in the US I've been. I'm a UVA grad, and I was amused that people outside of the mid-Atlantic had almost never heard of it. They knew Duke though.

Very true. DUKE is not particularly well like by students in its home state of NC - it is a favorite of the northeast. UVA is a favorite in Virginia and the mid-Atlantic - not well known at all in the west or Midwest.

THAT'S BECAUSE THEY ARE TOO DUMB TO GET IN. OF COURSE THEY DON'T LIKE THE 14% Acceptance Rate.

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For the students who got in (not the ones who can't get in) Duke has a very high favorabilty rating. See student reviews. The students give it higher marks than just about any college reviewed on that sit.

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U Chicago

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Anonymous wrote:U Chicago

Seriously? What IS that?

There's the University of Chicago which is selective and very challenging.

And there's the University of Illinois-Chicago which is kind of a crappy school.

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OP, you do realize that this changes year-to-year based on the size and quality of the applicant pool, don't you? I've spoken to people in admissions and some years there are students that get in that would have had no chance in any of the 2-3 years before or after. And other years, there are students who would have gotten in any year except the current one. Trying to compare schools across years with completely different applicant pools is sometimes a case of apples and oranges.