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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The two asinine placements that stick out:

Stanford at #7 - easily #1b if not 1a to most teens

Norte Dame in the 30s - obvious anti-Catholic bias, ND is the Catholic Ivy, students live in dorms all 4 years, no Greek life, just a wonderful pure college with overachieving service-minded kids[/quote]

USNWR has Stanford at #7 as well.[/quote]

Not even USNWR can hold Stanford down.  With the possible exception of Harvard, it is probably favored by cross-admits over any other schools.  You can say the same for Harvard.  Princeton is almost always #1 in USNWR.  What percentage of cross-admits choose Princeton over Harvard?  I'd bet no more than 25%.[/quote]

You're assessing popularity, not quality. There may be an assumption that the selection is based on perceived quality but maybe it's just the weather.[/quote]

Does the weather impact Harvard positively for cross-admits with Princeton?  I was simply saying there is a limit in the USNWR influence.  They can put Princeton over Harvard for the next 10 years and most cross-admits will choose Harvard.  They can rank Berkeley below UCLA and even de-list it, but it will still remain the most selective of the UC schools and will still get lots of applicants.

And I would certainly question that USNWR really does a good or valuable job of measuring quality.[/quote]

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