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[quote=Anonymous]This is a great list, and destroys the constant pernicious myth that undergrad doesn't matter but rather "it's your last degree that matters", "it's your first job that matters", "graduate schools don't care about undergraduate college",  "medical schools don't care about where you went for undergrad", etc. that people tell themselves to feel better.

The simple fact is the top students tend to go to top schools (including the well-regarded state flagships for those with financial constraints), where they receive more rigorous instruction, more competitive colleagues, more academic opportunities, etc. and ergo stand out more.

The prestige and reputation of the university only helps them stand out to graduate/medical/law schools and employers even more.

Of course this doesn't mean that one should go $350k in debt for a name brand school. But it does mean that students should do the best they can do and join the best college they can afford (including fit).

Some of the lists are arbitrary - tech and engineering companies have no distinction. Top PhD programs makes no sense - top in what sense? Top 25 medical schools is not a thing, any more than top 20 or top 15, why choose top 25? Where are the M7 MBA's? What are the top startups?

But it's still very useful for students who go to college for practical concerns - employment and career advancement - far more than the arbitrary ranking criteria of US News. 
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