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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi all, my DD is a sophmore in HS so we're just starting to truly think about this college application process (but no, we are not only now starting to think about having a well-rounded kid with a variety of interests, that's been her whole life).

But I'm new to reading this sub, and I see lots of people talk about T10 and T5.  Are these the top 10 schools according to US News & World Report?  Or where is the "official" list of T10 colleges and universities for undergrad?[/quote]
Any school that has any form of ED is NOT a T5 school.
[b]Any school that has ED2 practice is NOT a T10 school.
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OP, remember these rules, then you won't be fooled by all those non-sensical rankings.  [/quote]

This!  This is exactly the point people keep missing.

If a school needs any form of ED to protect yield, it is not a true T5 school. A real T5 does not need to lock students in early just to manage its numbers. The demand is already there.

And if a school runs ED2, it is not a true T10 school. ED2 is basically a second chance yield management tool. Great schools can still use it, and many of them are excellent, but that does not make them T10 in the real sense.

People get distracted by rankings, marketing, and tiny year to year movements. The simpler rule is usually more honest.

Northwestern and Caltech are two examples of true T10 schools. [/quote]

Who cares. You must so bored, debating rankings and ED on this forum. Endless bickering that leads us nowhere.

(btw Northwestern is not T10. They take middling 3.6 + TO kids from our private + peer private schools nearby)[/quote]

You should write a strongly worded email to USNWR about your personal ranking system. [/quote]

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