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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Penn is the one I would struggle to characterize in terms of how people talk.  It's reputation is one that people are divisive about.  The Whartons would say they are in the Gold Standard, not Brainiacs.  And others would place Penn in the just missed.[/quote]

OP here - yeah, Penn was one of the ones I struggled with. While I'd say it belongs at the top of the Just Missed, the conventional wisdom around here - fueled by the Wharton rep - is that it's a step above those schools. Maybe Columbia and Penn belong in a category parallel to the Brainiacs, in that they're not quite the gold standard, but they're also just a notch above the Just Missed.

To the previous poster, I agree that Rice is a great school! But it's pretty clear to me that around here it just doesn't have the snob factor of every school I listed above it. But I'm definitely open to everyone's perspectives.

And thanks to all who saw this as in exercise in reflecting on people who rank schools, not in reflecting on the schools themselves![/quote]

Actually, as the parent of a Penn student, the conventional wisdom around here has me saying "no, not Penn State..."[/quote]

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