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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is a question particularly for those knowledgeable about university history.  Of the T10 US universities, which are all exceptional, Harvard particularly stands out as a brand--[b]one that surprisingly blows away every other university[/b].  This is true even compared to other old universities (like Yale) and especially true from the the vantage point of those outside the US.  But in a way, this is surprising because it was not historically inevitable; other universities could have overtaken Harvard, but never did and the brand just seems to be getting stronger.  Wealth is not a complete explanation, since there are other wealthy universities (perhaps even wealthier on a per capita basis).  It can't be because of extraordinary management, as Harvard is often regarded as somewhat poorly managed and steeped in inertia.  So I'm curious what particular historical events transpired to bring Harvard forth as the brand synonymous with university excellence.  [/quote]
Harvard is at best equal to Stanford as I write. Given Stanford’s trajectory, in another 10 years comparing Stanford to Harvard will be much like current comparisons between Harvard and Yale.[/quote]

I don’t see it happening in 10 years. Stanford may have more tech bros but it doesn’t produce influential people in government, law, finance, or medicine as Harvard does. If you want to be the president of the United States or a Supreme Court justice, Harvard is a better bet. It attracts much broader and diverse walks of life.[/quote]
Stanford has put a lot of work into this. Stanford law has risen substantially as the second best law school, it has some of the best humanities programs in the country, its gotten its name all around the Olympics right now and is insane at athletic pipelines, graduates the second highest number of members of Congress, and pretty much every month gets a tech/finance alum in the news for some startup/VC/etc.[/quote]

lol[/quote]
Doesn't change it from being the second most well known university in America.[/quote]

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