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Anonymous wrote:Alabama
Clemson
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Florida
Cincinatti
Georgia
Iowa State

This!

why? LOL

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alabama
Clemson
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Florida
Cincinatti
Georgia
Iowa State

This!

why? LOL

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alabama
Clemson
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Florida
Cincinatti
Georgia
Iowa State

This!

Anonymous wrote:I don't really see a need to make a cutoff at the 10th spot. Even though a "Top 10" sounds good, I'd argue that there is a noticeable drop after Penn/Chicago; there's really no need to argue whether Duke, Northwestern, JHU, Brown, etc. deserves to be in the top 10. If you look at departmental rankings, these schools don't play in the same academic circle as the first 9 schools.

Harvard / Stanford
Yale / Princeton / MIT
Columbia / Caltech
Penn / Chicago

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Anonymous wrote:MIT was hands down the most intimidating college tour. HYP were impressive but at least there are jocks and legacies, etc, walking around that are not all rocket scientists. MIT was all problem sets, etc. and even the pranks are based in science and engineering. Yikes.

I agree. Our MIT tour guide was beyond intense. This fact does not diminish MIT's greatness. There are some students who want and flourish in that kind of environment.

Who said it diminishes anything? MIT stood out as the real deal.

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Anonymous wrote:MIT was hands down the most intimidating college tour. HYP were impressive but at least there are jocks and legacies, etc, walking around that are not all rocket scientists. MIT was all problem sets, etc. and even the pranks are based in science and engineering. Yikes.

I agree. Our MIT tour guide was beyond intense. This fact does not diminish MIT's greatness. There are some students who want and flourish in that kind of environment.

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Anonymous wrote:The definitive guide for the top 7 universities in the USA:

1. Harvard
2. Stanford
3. MIT
4. Yale
5. Princeton
6. Columbia
7. Penn


After #7, there doesn't appear to be a consensus for #8 - #10. Perhaps Caltech, Brown, and Cornell?

Top 5 (HYPSM) are definitive, but not top 7. Many would place Caltech, or even UChicago, above Columbia and Penn.

1. Harvard / Stanford
3. Yale / Princeton / MIT
6. Columbia / UChicago / Caltech
9. Penn / Northwestern / Duke

That would be my list.

HYPSM are arguably interchangeable. They are the elite of the elite. Columbia is ahead of Chicago. Penn and Duke ahead of Northwestern.

1. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT
6. Columbia
7. Penn
8. Duke
9. Caltech
10. Chicago

I agree with your list except for Duke - it's a fantastic university, but not sure if I'd unilaterally put it above Caltech or Chicago (or Northwestern, for that matter). I'd scoot Caltech/Chicago up and place Northwestern or Cornell or Hopkins at the no. 10 spot.

Might agree with moving Duke on the same line as Caltech and Chicago but not below it. I know there are many Duke haters but it is still a fantastic university as you say. Northwestern would not make my top 10 but certainly somewhere 11-15. One could argue Hopkins deserves top 10 status but still perceive them as somewhere 11-15. Cornell just outside the top 10 as well.

FWIW My Updated List:
1. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT
6. Columbia
7. Penn
8. Duke, Caltech, Chicago
---------
11. Hopkins
12. Brown
13. Dartmouth
14. Northwestern
15. Cornell

Brown and Dartmouth are poorly ranked in world rankings though so therefore they’re overrated and not top schools. Applying UVA hater logic to this thread.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The definitive guide for the top 7 universities in the USA:

1. Harvard
2. Stanford
3. MIT
4. Yale
5. Princeton
6. Columbia
7. Penn


After #7, there doesn't appear to be a consensus for #8 - #10. Perhaps Caltech, Brown, and Cornell?

Top 5 (HYPSM) are definitive, but not top 7. Many would place Caltech, or even UChicago, above Columbia and Penn.

1. Harvard / Stanford
3. Yale / Princeton / MIT
6. Columbia / UChicago / Caltech
9. Penn / Northwestern / Duke

That would be my list.

HYPSM are arguably interchangeable. They are the elite of the elite. Columbia is ahead of Chicago. Penn and Duke ahead of Northwestern.

1. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT
6. Columbia
7. Penn
8. Duke
9. Caltech
10. Chicago

I agree with your list except for Duke - it's a fantastic university, but not sure if I'd unilaterally put it above Caltech or Chicago (or Northwestern, for that matter). I'd scoot Caltech/Chicago up and place Northwestern or Cornell or Hopkins at the no. 10 spot.

Might agree with moving Duke on the same line as Caltech and Chicago but not below it. I know there are many Duke haters but it is still a fantastic university as you say. Northwestern would not make my top 10 but certainly somewhere 11-15. One could argue Hopkins deserves top 10 status but still perceive them as somewhere 11-15. Cornell just outside the top 10 as well.

FWIW My Updated List:
1. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT
6. Columbia
7. Penn
8. Duke, Caltech, Chicago
---------
11. Hopkins
12. Brown
13. Dartmouth
14. Northwestern
15. Cornell

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The definitive guide for the top 7 universities in the USA:

1. Harvard
2. Stanford
3. MIT
4. Yale
5. Princeton
6. Columbia
7. Penn


After #7, there doesn't appear to be a consensus for #8 - #10. Perhaps Caltech, Brown, and Cornell?

Top 5 (HYPSM) are definitive, but not top 7. Many would place Caltech, or even UChicago, above Columbia and Penn.

1. Harvard / Stanford
3. Yale / Princeton / MIT
6. Columbia / UChicago / Caltech
9. Penn / Northwestern / Duke

That would be my list.

HYPSM are arguably interchangeable. They are the elite of the elite. Columbia is ahead of Chicago. Penn and Duke ahead of Northwestern.

1. Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Stanford, MIT
6. Columbia
7. Penn
8. Duke
9. Caltech
10. Chicago

I agree with your list except for Duke - it's a fantastic university, but not sure if I'd unilaterally put it above Caltech or Chicago (or Northwestern, for that matter). I'd scoot Caltech/Chicago up and place Northwestern or Cornell or Hopkins at the no. 10 spot.

Anonymous wrote:MIT was hands down the most intimidating college tour. HYP were impressive but at least there are jocks and legacies, etc, walking around that are not all rocket scientists. MIT was all problem sets, etc. and even the pranks are based in science and engineering. Yikes.

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Anonymous wrote:Here we go again, with the stupidest and most damaging exercise WRT to college!

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Have fun, idiots.

This guy thinks he’s cool but actually just comes of as pompous and weird

Anonymous wrote:Here we go again, with the stupidest and most damaging exercise WRT to college!

It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.

Have fun, idiots.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Alabama
Clemson
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Texas A&M
Oklahoma
Florida
Cincinatti
Georgia
Iowa State

This!

Go Gators!!!