Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Harvard/MIT
Tufts/BC
BU/Northeastern/Wellesley
everything else

This is fair, however
Gap btween Tufts/BC and BU/Northeastern is not much at all.

I would say

MIT/Harvard
Tufts/BC/BU/Northeastern/Wellesley

I agree with this statement.

MIT/Harvard
Tufts/BC/BU/Northeastern/Wellesley

These schools have distinctly different vibes, which could make them appealing to different types of students.
Some students may have a strong preference for one over the other.

[quote=Anonymous]Here’s the hierarchy of schools, at least when I went to MIT in early 2000s. I’d rank based on how much people want to go to that specific school and what schools mixed with each other.

Harvard MIT
Wellesley
BC
Tufts Brandeis
BU
Northeastern
UMASS Boston, Emerson, Lesley, etc


Berkelee music in its own category
[/quote]

We live in Mass and this is generally correct. That said, pecking order and popularity are two different things. Northeastern is a hot thing right now, although many think that it is not academically the same as Tufts, Brandeis, and BU due to it's co-op program. In fact, it's kind of a different animal and is celebrating in the light right now. Still, one cannot go wrong following this general list.

[quote=Anonymous]Here’s the hierarchy of schools, at least when I went to MIT in early 2000s. I’d rank based on how much people want to go to that specific school and what schools mixed with each other.

Harvard MIT
Wellesley
BC
Tufts Brandeis
BU
Northeastern
UMASS Boston, Emerson, Lesley, etc


Berkelee music in its own category
[/quote]

Who cares about 20 years ago

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Tufts
BC/Northeastern
BU
The others

No way - Northeastern is not on the same level as BC (and I have no vested interest in BC, but having gone through the application process twice recently, am convinced that Northeastern is falsely inflated).

Tufts/BC
Northeastern
BU

Specific programs aside, how is the average BU admit any different than the average NU admit?

as well as Tufts or BC admit

Anonymous wrote:Boston Latin
Roxbury Latin
Brookline High
The Windsor School
Commonwealth School

this would be funnier if you hadn't included Commonwealth

MIT
Harvard
Tufts
BC
Wellesley
Northeastern
BU
Brandeis

Harvard/MIT
Tufts
Wellesley
Olin (hard to place because so niche and so small)
Boston C
Brandeis
Northeastern
Boston U
Babson
Bentley
UMass-Boston
Emerson
the rest

Berklee is amazing but belongs in a ranking with like schools

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Olin is really good, but niche. Also don’t see WPI listed, I think it’s the same level at BU and Babson.

I agree with the WPI ranking. But WPI is Worcester though, then you have to rank Assumption, Holy Cross, Clark etc

Agree, these are very far from Boston.

Anonymous wrote:

Tufts
BC/Northeastern
BU
The others

No way - Northeastern is not on the same level as BC (and I have no vested interest in BC, but having gone through the application process twice recently, am convinced that Northeastern is falsely inflated).

Tufts/BC
Northeastern
BU

Specific programs aside, how is the average BU admit any different than the average NU admit?

1) Wellesley
2) Northeastern
3) Tufts
4) Boston U
5) MIT
6) Brandeis
7) Harvard

Sorry, thought it would be fun to stir the pot by using the alternative ranking below, which didn't include BC.

https://lesshighschoolstress.com/blog/6/

Here’s the hierarchy of schools, at least when I went to MIT in early 2000s. I’d rank based on how much people want to go to that specific school and what schools mixed with each other.

Harvard MIT
Wellesley
BC
Tufts Brandeis
BU
Northeastern
UMASS Boston, Emerson, Lesley, etc


Berkelee music in its own category

Harvard / MIT
Tufts / Wellesley
BC
BU / Northeastern

As someone from Boston who graduated from one of the schools in everyone’s top tier color me shocked that NE is even on anyone’s list

Tufts
BC/Northeastern
BU
The others

No way - Northeastern is not on the same level as BC (and I have no vested interest in BC, but having gone through the application process twice recently, am convinced that Northeastern is falsely inflated).

Tufts/BC
Northeastern
BU

Anonymous wrote:Olin is really good, but niche. Also don’t see WPI listed, I think it’s the same level at BU and Babson.

I agree with the WPI ranking. But WPI is Worcester though, then you have to rank Assumption, Holy Cross, Clark etc