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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Chicago boosters are so insecure that one 8-page long thread simply calling out its boosterism disappeared all of a sudden from DCUM... I wonder why? [/quote]

UChicago is definitely tops at having the most insecure alums on DCUM, followed closely by Northwestern, JHU, and Duke, based on recent posts I've seen on this forum.

I've not met any insecure Ivy or stanford/mit alums or parents on this forum, which by itself speaks volumes. [/quote]

Columbia alums are the most insecure [/quote]

Columbia and UChicago are tied.[/quote]

Agree Columbia and Chicago alums are the most insecure..especially w their paltry endowments[/quote]

Here comes the hypsm prestige defense squad with their half-baked and incoherent logic... [/quote]

Columbia and Chicago's endowments are now smaller than WashU and UVA's fwiw[/quote]

For those of you so obsessed with critiquing other school's endowments:

https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:z3Eq8x8CsqQJ:https://dailynorthwestern.com/2021/10/21/opinion/amaral-what-i-would-like-northwesterns-next-president-to-prioritize/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

Here is a piece written by a Northwestern professor (which also has a higher endowment than Columbia) -

Columbia, in particular, seems to have made sizable investments into a number of new strategic areas (neuroscience, free speech, data science and climate change). Could NU’s ranking have actually risen if, for example, the $800 million surplus of a few years ago had been invested in research infrastructure instead of added to the endowment?

In any case, whether more ambitious investments in research infrastructure increase the rankings, they do have the potential to improve the work of faculty and graduate students, and the academic experiences of undergraduate students. Indeed, they could even contribute to help local communities respond to societal challenges such as addiction, gun violence or climate change. As was recently reported in The New Yorker, Columbia faculty are having a direct impact on the manner in which New York City will respond to the challenges posed by climate change.

It's really a matter of how you manage/spent the endowment and long term vision vs. short term priorities. There is a reason Columbia/Chicago's departments and R&D output/influence rank far higher than schools with similar endowments. I just don't see Notre Dame or Northwestern shoot up in their academic rankings (departmental or professional school) in the years their endowments have surpassed Columbia, and it's very unlikely for UVA and other schools to overtake their level of academic/institutional prestige. Unless they start spending $5 billion a year like Columbia does, they might have a slim chance at cracking the T10....[/quote]

Isn't Northwestern's business school better than Columbia's?[/quote]

Columbia business schools wins cross-admits over Booth or Kellogg, despite the latter two being higher ranked.

https://www.clearadmit.com/decisionwire/

CBS (62%) vs Booth (38%)

CBS (61%) vs Kellogg (39%)
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