Anonymous
Post 08/26/2022 08:06     Subject: Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That is a wholly insufficient criterion. I hope people don’t put much faith in yet another ranking.


All the rankings are for your reference.
Just one of the variables in your decision making.



If the frequency and content of discussion here is any indication, some parents weigh perceived "reputation" of a school very, very heavily.


It's not just parents, it's employers as well.


Not true. Here's what employers value.....

https://lesshighschoolstress.com/page/5/
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2022 07:42     Subject: Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Anonymous wrote:And yet UVa, a public school, is the 8th biggest producer of Rhodes Scholars from the US. And the only public to rank that high. Think about that when deciding whether private is worth the $$$$


Good lord you’re insecure.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2022 07:41     Subject: Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Anonymous wrote:That can't be the criterion used because all the Ivies have acceptance rate less than 10% for years.

What does it even mean to have average acceptance rate below 20% for three years? This is not at all selective. Pure nonsense.


You don’t know the meaning of selective apparently.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2022 07:31     Subject: Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
If you go to the website, you can play around with building your own list using some filters, which is kind of fun and possibly informative.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2022 01:54     Subject: Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Anonymous wrote:And yet UVa, a public school, is the 8th biggest producer of Rhodes Scholars from the US. And the only public to rank that high. Think about that when deciding whether private is worth the $$$$


It all depends.
My VA kid is instate full pay which is not cheap at all
Got better financial aid package from Notre Dame.

Money and ROI wise UVA is not worth $$$
Go with GMU stem.

Anonymous
Post 08/26/2022 01:26     Subject: Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Anonymous wrote:And yet UVa, a public school, is the 8th biggest producer of Rhodes Scholars from the US. And the only public to rank that high. Think about that when deciding whether private is worth the $$$$


West Point is public.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2022 21:16     Subject: Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Anonymous wrote:And yet UVa, a public school, is the 8th biggest producer of Rhodes Scholars from the US. And the only public to rank that high. Think about that when deciding whether private is worth the $$$$


What percentage of UVA alums were Rhodes scholars?
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2022 20:55     Subject: Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
And yet UVa, a public school, is the 8th biggest producer of Rhodes Scholars from the US. And the only public to rank that high. Think about that when deciding whether private is worth the $$$$
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2022 20:15     Subject: Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That is a wholly insufficient criterion. I hope people don’t put much faith in yet another ranking.


All the rankings are for your reference.
Just one of the variables in your decision making.



If the frequency and content of discussion here is any indication, some parents weigh perceived "reputation" of a school very, very heavily.


It's not just parents, it's employers as well.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2022 20:15     Subject: Re:Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Is there a failed magazine that ranks failed magazine rankings?
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2022 20:08     Subject: Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:That is a wholly insufficient criterion. I hope people don’t put much faith in yet another ranking.


All the rankings are for your reference.
Just one of the variables in your decision making.



If the frequency and content of discussion here is any indication, some parents weigh perceived "reputation" of a school very, very heavily.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2022 18:46     Subject: Re:Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Anonymous wrote:Good lord. It will be $100k a year at some of these schools by the time my kids apply. And we are in the lovely category of just missing out on qualifying for any financial aid---the ones that really get screwed the most.



Same.

I can't buy the brand name bc I don't have $400K sitting around...

So, this list means nothing to me.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2022 12:29     Subject: Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
some schools are very self selective, so I think this is an odd ranking
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2022 12:28     Subject: Re:Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Anonymous wrote:College of the Ozarks??


right? bizarre

Anonymous
Post 08/25/2022 11:39     Subject: Re:Money - Best Selective Colleges 2022
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why is college acceptance rate of under 20% significant?


Four people out of Ten get in - too many

Three people out of Ten get in- well.. still little too many

Two out ten sounds about right for selective




actually it's 'Less than Two out of Ten', so makes very good sense.