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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is Harvard worth the difference? DC would major in [b]business[/b] at UVA and economics at Harvard. [/quote]

A scholar studies a trade subject such as business? How many Jefferson scholars end up studying business at UVA?[/quote]

UVA has an exceptionally strong Econ department [/quote]
No, it doesn't. The Econ department is ranked in the 30s for graduate studies, and in the 40s for research productivity of the professors. [/quote]

[b]Without looking it up, what are the criteria your cited ranking uses?[/quote][/b]

This.  https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/university-of-virginia-main-campus/academic-life/academic-majors/social-sciences/economics/#rankings[/quote]

I[b]n other words, you don't know. Not a good way to make decisions.[/quote][/b]

I do know.  My DD was an Econ major and went to Wall Street.  I gave you the link to the ranking of UVA's Econ program, which is what you asked for[/quote]

You need to read more carefully. I asked you to, without looking it up, name the criteria those rankings use. Millions of people (you included apparently) use rankings without even understanding how they were generated. Again, it's a poor way to make decisions.[/quote]

You aren’t worth the time to respond to. Go take your need to split hairs and argue somewhere else.[/quote]

Just trying to help. But okay.[/quote]

Please. You’re not trying to help anyone.[/quote]

You're mistaken. I am trying to help, and I'm not splitting hairs. The criteria that are used to create rankings matter. Just taking someone's word for it that anything is better than another thing without knowing how they arrived at that conclusion is a poor way to make decisions. When I see millions of people using a flawed method of making important decisions, I'm motivated to help them understand the mistake they're making.

Given the fact that you're not seeing this, though, I'll admit that I apparently need to work on my delivery.[/quote]

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