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Post 09/23/2025 00:06     Subject: New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:Chicago and Hopkins are both great schools but they are below Ivies, Stanford, Duke, MIT, CalTech. Should be around 13. No shame in being 13.


I generally agree with this, though I’d put Chicago below Brown and Dartmouth at 15.


I said Ivies, Stanford, Duke, CalTech and MIT. That's 12 schools. So being behind those is 13. Though on second thought I might put Northwestern ahead of Chicago and Hopkins - not sure.


chicago and hopkins better than most. sad you couldn’t get in

I am not even sure they should both be in the top 20.


It's ok. Georgetown will do well when Hopkins acquires it.

What do you think is a tougher admit, Hopkins ED or Georgetown EA? If you want to maximize your admission chances, apply ED to Hopkins or its fake top-10 brother, Chicago.
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Post 09/23/2025 00:04     Subject: New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:The Chicago thing is crazy because from top private high schools they only matriculate kids who are well out of the top 20%. Maybe this year will be different.


Chicago and Hopkins are T10 oddballs. I’ve never met a kid who dreams of going to either.


you bitter. get over it


Different poster. He's not wrong. They're the only top10 schools that have ED2.
The only reason to have ED2 is to get a second shot at top students who didn't choose you ED1.


Kind of a dumb take. No one EDs to brown, dartmouth, cornell, etc as a dream school. It's because they didn't feel as confident going for HYPSM. I think it's smart to offer ED2. Most people who end up at lower top 10s had bigger dreams but landed at a solid backup.



huh? Countless people ED to each of these as their absolute dream school. My kid did. They had the stats for any school on the planet and ZERO desire to attend HYP. Can you step away from your prestige and ranking whore mindset for 10 seconds?
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2025 00:03     Subject: Re:New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:Go UC Davis! California’s 5th best state school, with a 42% admit rate, is ranked #32 in the country.

How many times can a shark be jumped?


UC Davis is an excellent, all around school, with a charming college town setting, without toxic, competitive students.

In California, it is considered too far from the coast, from the mountains, from SF, even though it would be considered close to them if it were on the east coast.


Davis is a great school. Better than many overpriced privates like wake, emory, and georgetown.

This is not a ranking for in-state California students, though it may appear to be so.
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Post 09/23/2025 00:00     Subject: Re:New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:Go UC Davis! California’s 5th best state school, with a 42% admit rate, is ranked #32 in the country.

How many times can a shark be jumped?


UC Davis is an excellent, all around school, with a charming college town setting, without toxic, competitive students.

In California, it is considered too far from the coast, from the mountains, from SF, even though it would be considered close to them if it were on the east coast.

As good or better than Georgia Tech, NYU, BC, Tufts? If it were on the east coast, it would be competing with Rutgers-Newark and UMass-Lowell (not even the Rutgers and UMass flagships).
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Post 09/22/2025 23:59     Subject: Re:New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:Go UC Davis! California’s 5th best state school, with a 42% admit rate, is ranked #32 in the country.

How many times can a shark be jumped?


UC Davis is an excellent, all around school, with a charming college town setting, without toxic, competitive students.

In California, it is considered too far from the coast, from the mountains, from SF, even though it would be considered close to them if it were on the east coast.


Davis is a great school. Better than many overpriced privates like wake, emory, and georgetown.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2025 23:58     Subject: New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:Chicago and Hopkins are both great schools but they are below Ivies, Stanford, Duke, MIT, CalTech. Should be around 13. No shame in being 13.


I generally agree with this, though I’d put Chicago below Brown and Dartmouth at 15.


I said Ivies, Stanford, Duke, CalTech and MIT. That's 12 schools. So being behind those is 13. Though on second thought I might put Northwestern ahead of Chicago and Hopkins - not sure.


chicago and hopkins better than most. sad you couldn’t get in


I said they should be 13 and 14. That is better than 99% of the schools in America. Why are you such a childish jerk? Where did you go to school?


One of the top 2 don't worry. It's funny you give out your bad opinion like people value it.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2025 23:56     Subject: New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Chicago and Hopkins are both great schools but they are below Ivies, Stanford, Duke, MIT, CalTech. Should be around 13. No shame in being 13.


I generally agree with this, though I’d put Chicago below Brown and Dartmouth at 15.


I said Ivies, Stanford, Duke, CalTech and MIT. That's 12 schools. So being behind those is 13. Though on second thought I might put Northwestern ahead of Chicago and Hopkins - not sure.


chicago and hopkins better than most. sad you couldn’t get in


I said they should be 13 and 14. That is better than 99% of the schools in America. Why are you such a childish jerk? Where did you go to school?
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2025 23:55     Subject: Re:New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
Anonymous wrote:Go UC Davis! California’s 5th best state school, with a 42% admit rate, is ranked #32 in the country.

How many times can a shark be jumped?


UC Davis is an excellent, all around school, with a charming college town setting, without toxic, competitive students.

In California, it is considered too far from the coast, from the mountains, from SF, even though it would be considered close to them if it were on the east coast.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2025 23:54     Subject: New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Chicago and Hopkins are both great schools but they are below Ivies, Stanford, Duke, MIT, CalTech. Should be around 13. No shame in being 13.


I generally agree with this, though I’d put Chicago below Brown and Dartmouth at 15.


I said Ivies, Stanford, Duke, CalTech and MIT. That's 12 schools. So being behind those is 13. Though on second thought I might put Northwestern ahead of Chicago and Hopkins - not sure.


chicago and hopkins better than most. sad you couldn’t get in

I am not even sure they should both be in the top 20.


It's ok. Georgetown will do well when Hopkins acquires it.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2025 23:53     Subject: New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:The Chicago thing is crazy because from top private high schools they only matriculate kids who are well out of the top 20%. Maybe this year will be different.


Chicago and Hopkins are T10 oddballs. I’ve never met a kid who dreams of going to either.


you bitter. get over it


Different poster. He's not wrong. They're the only top10 schools that have ED2.
The only reason to have ED2 is to get a second shot at top students who didn't choose you ED1.


Kind of a dumb take. No one EDs to brown, dartmouth, cornell, etc as a dream school. It's because they didn't feel as confident going for HYPSM. I think it's smart to offer ED2. Most people who end up at lower top 10s had bigger dreams but landed at a solid backup.

Anonymous
Post 09/22/2025 23:52     Subject: New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Chicago and Hopkins are both great schools but they are below Ivies, Stanford, Duke, MIT, CalTech. Should be around 13. No shame in being 13.


I generally agree with this, though I’d put Chicago below Brown and Dartmouth at 15.


I said Ivies, Stanford, Duke, CalTech and MIT. That's 12 schools. So being behind those is 13. Though on second thought I might put Northwestern ahead of Chicago and Hopkins - not sure.


chicago and hopkins better than most. sad you couldn’t get in

I am not even sure they should both be in the top 20.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2025 23:50     Subject: New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:The Chicago thing is crazy because from top private high schools they only matriculate kids who are well out of the top 20%. Maybe this year will be different.


Chicago and Hopkins are T10 oddballs. I’ve never met a kid who dreams of going to either.


you bitter. get over it


Different poster. He's not wrong. They're the only top10 schools that have ED2.
The only reason to have ED2 is to get a second shot at top students who didn't choose you ED1.


all good. they make more and are more fulfilled. you gonna talk about ED2 in your 30s? oh wait. 40s
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2025 23:49     Subject: New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Chicago and Hopkins are both great schools but they are below Ivies, Stanford, Duke, MIT, CalTech. Should be around 13. No shame in being 13.


I generally agree with this, though I’d put Chicago below Brown and Dartmouth at 15.


I said Ivies, Stanford, Duke, CalTech and MIT. That's 12 schools. So being behind those is 13. Though on second thought I might put Northwestern ahead of Chicago and Hopkins - not sure.


chicago and hopkins better than most. sad you couldn’t get in
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2025 23:49     Subject: New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
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Anonymous wrote:The Chicago thing is crazy because from top private high schools they only matriculate kids who are well out of the top 20%. Maybe this year will be different.


this is total bs. chicago has 96% of freshmen in top 10% of class

And 96% of them were admitted ED! Hyuck, hyuck.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2025 23:48     Subject: New USNWR rankings coming out in one week. Post predictions here!
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The Chicago thing is crazy because from top private high schools they only matriculate kids who are well out of the top 20%. Maybe this year will be different.


Chicago and Hopkins are T10 oddballs. I’ve never met a kid who dreams of going to either.


you bitter. get over it


Different poster. He's not wrong. They're the only top10 schools that have ED2.
The only reason to have ED2 is to get a second shot at top students who didn't choose you ED1.