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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are the same academically, equal prestige, and many kids at one turned down the other to attend it, and vice versa. GPA is everything for law school. Go where they acclimate the easiest and fastest, so they hit the ground running on acing their classes. I’d pick Tufts.   [/quote]
They are not the.same academically nor do they have equal prestige. Emory has a much higher reputation, 4.2, vs Tufts 3.7[/quote]

What does 4.2 and 3.7 mean?

I see them as equal in prestige and I would pick Tufts personally.[/quote]
There reputation scores on US News. Academics don't see them equally [/quote]

These are almost entirely influenced by the how well or badly the ranked college does in creating positive personal interactions with the ranking colleges dean/provost who fills out the insipid USNWR reports. It’s not an objecting measure of a college’s actual academic quality. What does that even mean?  Teaching strength? Research strength?  Access to resources? Student cohort?   Even if you can measure these things, every person rating will weigh these differently.  Not to mention the halo effect that may artificially and unjustly inflate some college’s reputation.  College rankings are so ridiculous.  [/quote]
Over 30,000 people respond to the survey. How could one college president make that many connections in the industry? A score of 4.2 means 20% of respondants give Emory a perfect score. As opposed to a bunch of respondants giving Tufts a 3/5. [/quote]

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