Anonymous wrote:UVA only "carries" if your kid packages it with an elite grad degree. Otherwise it's honestly just another flagship southern public U.

My office isn't even that snobby and I can't throw a paper ball without hitting a few Ivy grads, two Duke grads, five Georgetown interns.

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Anonymous wrote:Though the College Niche rankings aren’t as well recognized as USNEWS, they are based on a methodology that IMHO provides a better snapshot of the whole college experience

METHODOLOGY: https://colleges.niche.com/rankings/best-colleges/methodology/

RANKING: https://colleges.niche.com/rankings/best-colleges/

UChicago at 20. LOL. *closes browser tab*

U of Chicago fan will enjoy the new USNEWS rankings - UC is at #3 http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities

Not sure why UC does so poorly in overall experience. Maybe the students just aren't happy there.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a big fan of UVA, but... who cares?

The people who are currently stuck commuting over a bridge care. It justifies their decision even though their kids won't get in.

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Anonymous wrote:Though the College Niche rankings aren’t as well recognized as USNEWS, they are based on a methodology that IMHO provides a better snapshot of the whole college experience

METHODOLOGY: https://colleges.niche.com/rankings/best-colleges/methodology/

RANKING: https://colleges.niche.com/rankings/best-colleges/

UChicago at 20. LOL. *closes browser tab*

The list is alphabetical.

What? No it's not. Lol.

The preview list that person looked at was alphabetical and U of C was 20. The list released today was by rank and U of C was 3.

Apples and Oranges. US News National Rankings are focused on academics and student outcomes. Niche is based on the overall college experience. A school need not be "fun" to do well in US News, but a school that is not "fun" gets downgraded in the Niche methodology. I use "fun" loosely, but I think they even take into account how good looking the student body is - which probably drives some here (more) batty.

Niche has UChicago at #20; USNWR has it at #3.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a big fan of UVA, but... who cares?

The people who are currently stuck commuting over a bridge care. It justifies their decision even though their kids won't get in.

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Anonymous wrote:UVa is a good deal for in-state students and a good university. It's reputation doesn't travel well outside the Northeast and academic circles, though.

UVA is known throughout the county. It's not a regional university.

It has about the same name recognition as other state flagship universities. The rest of the country wouldn't rank UVa in front of NYU or Michigan. It wouldn't even occur to put UVa on the same list. It's reputation is more like Florida or Texas or Illinois. Good, but not top 25.

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Anonymous wrote:UVa is a good deal for in-state students and a good university. It's reputation doesn't travel well outside the Northeast and academic circles, though.

UVA is known throughout the county. It's not a regional university.

It has about the same name recognition as other state flagship universities. The rest of the country wouldn't rank UVa in front of NYU or Michigan. It wouldn't even occur to put UVa on the same list. It's reputation is more like Florida or Texas or Illinois. Good, but not top 25.

If you are in NY, Michigan carries well. If you are in Chicago, Michigan carries well. If you are in California, Michigan carries well. UVA would not carry well in Chicago or California. It does not mean the school is any less as good as Michigan. But Michigan is nationally known partly because of the sports team.

UVA is a southern school like UNC or Texas.

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Anonymous wrote:UVa is a good deal for in-state students and a good university. It's reputation doesn't travel well outside the Northeast and academic circles, though.

UVA is known throughout the county. It's not a regional university.

It has about the same name recognition as other state flagship universities. The rest of the country wouldn't rank UVa in front of NYU or Michigan. It wouldn't even occur to put UVa on the same list. It's reputation is more like Florida or Texas or Illinois. Good, but not top 25.

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Anonymous wrote:UVa is a good deal for in-state students and a good university. It's reputation doesn't travel well outside the Northeast and academic circles, though.

UVA is known throughout the county. It's not a regional university.

It has about the same name recognition as other state flagship universities. The rest of the country wouldn't rank UVa in front of NYU or Michigan. It wouldn't even occur to put UVa on the same list. It's reputation is more like Florida or Texas or Illinois. Good, but not top 25.

If you are in NY, Michigan carries well. If you are in Chicago, Michigan carries well. If you are in California, Michigan carries well. UVA would not carry well in Chicago or California. It does not mean the school is any less as good as Michigan. But Michigan is nationally known partly because of the sports team.

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Anonymous wrote:UVa is a good deal for in-state students and a good university. It's reputation doesn't travel well outside the Northeast and academic circles, though.

UVA is known throughout the county. It's not a regional university.

It has about the same name recognition as other state flagship universities. The rest of the country wouldn't rank UVa in front of NYU or Michigan. It wouldn't even occur to put UVa on the same list. It's reputation is more like Florida or Texas or Illinois. Good, but not top 25.

Anonymous wrote:I am a big fan of UVA, but... who cares?

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Anonymous wrote:UVa is a good deal for in-state students and a good university. It's reputation doesn't travel well outside the Northeast and academic circles, though.

UVA is known throughout the county. It's not a regional university.

Anonymous wrote:UVa is a good deal for in-state students and a good university. It's reputation doesn't travel well outside the Northeast and academic circles, though.

Anonymous wrote:UVa is a good deal for in-state students and a good university. It's reputation doesn't travel well outside the Northeast and academic circles, though.