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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But the fact remains that if you're looking at your child's true chances of getting into a school there are also plenty of schools that are just as good. Super selective schools are super selective for a lot of reasons. US News rankings significantly weight alumni contributions which is why institutions with either large alumni endowments or cultures of even minimal giving on a per student basis will rank higher.

Furthermore, word of mouth and "perceived" selectivity and quality of education are important in perpetuating a recurring high ranking. The reality is that the faculty at most lower first tier AND second tier institutions come from first tier national institutions and liberal arts colleges.

Finally, it is expensive to recruit students. mature institutions have a cultural and educational fit they are looking for. Many kids who apply are academically capable of the work, but fit is a black art, and it's easier to home in on that during the recruitment process than to attempt to retain a student.
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I honestly agree with you. Except for a few schools in certain fields I believe the vast majority of 'tier one' and 'tier two' schools will offer a more than adequate education.  I also agree that 'fit' at a school is very important.  School is what you make of it.  What bothers me is the GMU boosters who seem to need to tear down other schools to feel better about their school; It's like they have an inferiority complex.  It probably shouldn't grate on me but it does, and I didn't even go to any of the schools mentioned on this thread![/quote]

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