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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Isn't a lot of it regional though? Plenty of middle/upper middle class families in the DMV send their kids to places like UMBC, Towson, CNU, Radford, St. Mary's MD, etc. But you're probably not going to find a lot of families from say, Minnesota sending their kids there or considering them as options. Likewise, not many families in the DMV are looking to send their kids to schools like Mankato State, UM Duluth, Winona State, etc. (i.e., regional schools in Minnesota) but those schools are certainly on the radar screen for lots of high schoolers of all social classes in MN (and WI/IA). [/quote]

All universities have a regional element to them.

Nearly 40% of Harvard’s entering class is from New England or the Mid-Atlantic. Only 14% from the west coast.

In contrast, 36% of Stanford undergrads come from California alone.[/quote]

One big function of the US News list is to draw full-pay New York and California money out of the region, to top ranked schools in other areas. The result is downright comical at some schools, where it can seem like everyone is from New Jersey and California.

[b]This is why Vandy is so upset about dropping a few spots in the rankings — they dropped from above to below UCLA and Cal. There are a lot of California parents who will quite sensibly refuse to pay for a lower-ranked private in Tennessee if their kid gets in to UCLA or Cal. [/b]
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I think you are REALLY overestimating the stock that the average person puts into these ratings. I would be really surprised if there were parents who, a week ago, would've paid for Vandy over UCB/UCLA, but now wouldn't because it dropped a few spots on the rankings. The average person just doesn't think like that. [/quote]
The number of Californians admitted to UCB or UCLA who instead picked Vanderbilt could probably fit into one dorm room there. Why would any Californian in their right mind pay 2-3 times as much to go to Vanderbilt if they got accepted to UCB or UCLA?

And the people who are choosing between these three schools are in no way "average people." The "average" high school senior in California wouldn't waste their money applying to any of those schools. [/quote]

Makes perfect sense for Californians, but similarly non-Californians would pay little more and pick Vanderbilt over OOS UCB or UCLA
Little bit of difference in ranking is not the factor.[/quote]
Sure, if you're not from California and got accepted to all three of those schools, you'd pick one based on things like majors and the type of lifestyle you're looking for. Cost of attendance is probably in the same ballpark in that situation.

The idea that a couple of points difference is the deciding factor is limited to a very small subset of weirdos (many of whom post on here). [/quote]

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