Anonymous wrote:Starts with

#28 U Florida
#28 Wake Forrest
#28 University of California--Santa Barbara
# UNC Chapel Hill

through #50-55

Schools like Boston University, Tulane, and Noreasetern requrie high stats and acceptance rate is very low althogh ranked relatively low.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

Schools in the 40s are ranked low? Jesus, you are all warped on here.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't care about specific ranking but curious what people consider in the second grouping.

This is our (totally unscientific) dinner table list so far:

Out of Reach, so assume top tier:
Notre Dame, UC, UCLA, UVA, UNC Chapel Hill, CMU, probably Boston College, Georgetown, Emory


Second tier:
Tulane
Villanova
U Miami
Wake Forest
Tufts?
NYU
UGA

There's nothing out or Reach about UNC, UVA, And Boston College. These are second their schools.

Sure, we'll take your opinion, Anonymous Poster who struggles with capitalization and spelling, over the actual facts that make all of these schools out of reach for 80-90% of the students who seek admission to them

Yes with acceptance rates in the 20's, and rankings in the high 20's. They aren't first tier. When has BC ever been considered a top school? Honestly when asking people top school stops at about Emory/CMu/UCLA. UVA doesn't raise eyebrows if you tell people DC went there.

UNC is a strange one, because it's basically second-tier quality, with first tier selectivity if you're OOS. It's not actually that great academically, because most of the kids who are accepted went to crappy NC public schools. I know, because I went there for grad school, and I encountered a ton of undergrads from some tiny rural town in NC who weren't really prepared for college-level work. Not worth the price for OOS, if you can even get in. Anyone who gets in OOS will have much better options to choose from.

“How would Emory, UCLA Georgetown, WashU, CMU and UVA start the next 25 if they are currently inside the top25. Did you read the OP? WashU is ranked 14.”

Maybe because they are all overrated?

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Anonymous wrote:Depends on what your top 20 are, but likely something like (not in any order) Michigan, UCLA, USC, Georgetown, Emory, WashU, Tufts, CMU, UVA, NYU

How would Emory, UCLA Georgetown, WashU, CMU and UVA start the next 25 if they are currently inside the top25. Did you read the OP? WashU is ranked 14.

Realistically WashU should be ranked 20-ish

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Anonymous wrote:I know, I know! T40 - 50?

🤣🤣

And don't forget, keep your feet on the ground and keep reaching for the stars.

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Anonymous wrote:Starts with

#28 U Florida
#28 Wake Forrest
#28 University of California--Santa Barbara
# UNC Chapel Hill

through #50-55

Schools like Boston University, Tulane, and Noreasetern requrie high stats and acceptance rate is very low althogh ranked relatively low.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

Start with UVA

UVA is top 25.

Top 25 is not a typical ranking. It is top 10 and top 20.

To be fair top 20 really means 11-20

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Starts with

#28 U Florida
#28 Wake Forrest
#28 University of California--Santa Barbara
# UNC Chapel Hill

through #50-55

Schools like Boston University, Tulane, and Noreasetern requrie high stats and acceptance rate is very low althogh ranked relatively low.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

Start with UVA

UVA is top 25.

Top 25 is not a typical ranking. It is top 10 and top 20.

CMU CS is actually top 10
CMU Business is actually top 20
CMU Engineering maybe?

Other majors not so much

CMU CS top 3
CMU Engineering top 10

Very strong theater department as well.

Your other thread ("T20") was so well received, you thought you would just keep it going?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't care about specific ranking but curious what people consider in the second grouping.

This is our (totally unscientific) dinner table list so far:

Out of Reach, so assume top tier:
Notre Dame, UC, UCLA, UVA, UNC Chapel Hill, CMU, probably Boston College, Georgetown, Emory


Second tier:
Tulane
Villanova
U Miami
Wake Forest
Tufts?
NYU
UGA

There's nothing out or Reach about UNC, UVA, And Boston College. These are second their schools.

Sure, we'll take your opinion, Anonymous Poster who struggles with capitalization and spelling, over the actual facts that make all of these schools out of reach for 80-90% of the students who seek admission to them

Yes with acceptance rates in the 20's, and rankings in the high 20's. They aren't first tier. When has BC ever been considered a top school? Honestly when asking people top school stops at about Emory/CMu/UCLA. UVA doesn't raise eyebrows if you tell people DC went there.

I don't think you are up on the latest acceptance rate figures if you believe Tufts is above 20%.

Anonymous wrote:1%/UMC: The best school DC gets into

Everyone else: the best school you can afford

This is so true.

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Anonymous wrote:CMU is technically top 20

CMU CS is actually top 10
CMU Business is actually top 20
CMU Engineering maybe?

Other majors not so much

CMU CS top 5
CMU Engineering top 5

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Anonymous wrote:I know, I know! T40 - 50?

🤣🤣

Anonymous wrote:Bonus points if anyone can say what comes after 50

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1%/UMC: The best school DC gets into

Everyone else: the best school you can afford