Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 23:52     Subject: Re:Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

UVA
Wm & Mary
UNC Chapel Hill
Michigan
UCLA and Berkley

plenty of others are good, too, but these are quite competitive to get into as an out of state applicant
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 23:47     Subject: Re:Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

The ones that come to mind for me (no particular order)

Berkeley
Michigan
UNC-Chapel Hill
UVA
W&M
UCLA
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 23:45     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

Purdue is public, and there is a school within Cornell that is public, I think PP is right that it is the ag college.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 23:39     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UC Berkeley, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara
University of Michigan
Georgia Tech
Purdue
UNC
UVA
Cornell (College of Agriculture)
SUNY Stonybrook (Math)
University of Indiana (School of Music)

If you're counting Purdue, then add Pitt, Penn State and U Del.


Don't think Purdue and Cornell are state schools.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 23:35     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

Anonymous wrote:UC Berkeley, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara
University of Michigan
Georgia Tech
Purdue
UNC
UVA
Cornell (College of Agriculture)
SUNY Stonybrook (Math)
University of Indiana (School of Music)

If you're counting Purdue, then add Pitt, Penn State and U Del.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 19:36     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

It really depends on the program, OP. Most public schools are major research universities and some tend to have marquee graduate programs. But most of them are definitely better for graduate school than undergrad.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 19:35     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

Anonymous wrote:Miami of Ohio


Miami grad here.

Um, no. But, thanks for playing. Lovely parting gifts for you at the door and all that.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 19:35     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

UC Berkeley, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara
University of Michigan
Georgia Tech
Purdue
UNC
UVA
Cornell (College of Agriculture)
SUNY Stonybrook (Math)
University of Indiana (School of Music)
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 19:29     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

Rice is private.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 19:25     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

UCLA
Berkeley
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 19:22     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

Miami of Ohio
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 19:18     Subject: Re:Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

Michigan
University of Florida
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 19:18     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

UNC - Chapel Hill
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 19:16     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

Rice
UC Berkeley
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2013 17:42     Subject: Prestigious State Colleges/Universitites?

In your mind (by definition subjective), which state colleges and universities do you consider to be prestigious. Michigan? UVA?