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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A kid who focuses on overall fit rather than just name or ranking has a better chance of being happy. [/quote]

"Fit" is a mystery until it works out or not. Name or rankings are more objective.[/quote]

BS.  Rankings are worthless.

Fit is not a mystery.  You visit, talk to current students, sit in a few classes, etc.  
For my kid, we toured 8 campuses over the summer.  This was campus #7.  Saw an immediate difference on this campus tour---I could just see it.  Every student we saw/talked to just seemed similar to my kid---same quirkiness, academically driven but not a striver.  Then when we visited in April (after admissions), I arranged a "private engineering tour" since the university didn't have any that day---basically posted to parent page and found a student who was willing to meet/give a tour/answer questions.  This kid was amazing and very similar to my kid.  Unknown to me, I had selected a female engineer who also spent much of their free time dancing (my kid is a serious dancer), so also got all the details and personal connections to the various groups on campus.  That sold my kid---they basically got a campus tour from someone who is very similar to them---they can see themselves as a student there.

Freshman year did not disappoint---my kid quickly found their group of friends both academically and socially.  [/quote]

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