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"Best" for what?

There are some rankings for schools (such as the US News college rankings) and they DO make a difference. High ranked schools generally have better facilities, more famous teachers, higher level students, and their reputations will open many doors.

Perhaps a few of the things noted by the rankings experts will point out the difference. Schools with high rankings have a lot of teachers with few students. So, you get to be in small classes where you can interact with really smart, international experts in the subject. Also, the high ranking schools tend to retain more students - it is common for 95+% of the freshmen who start at top schools to return for their sophomore years, this indicates that they were happy there and thought they were getting a good deal. Also, the alumni of the top ranked schools give a lot of money. I think that is one of the best ways to grade a school. If the people who went there are so loyal that they will voluntarily give donations to keep the school going, that is a strong indication that they think it did a good job with their education. So, top schools generally have a very high percent of their graduates giving back money. And, top schools graduate a high % of their students within 4 years. In some universities only a small % of the kids can graduate in 4 years...

People who attend large "factory" schools usually just don't know what they missed. And it is true that is you are very dedicated you can get a good education at almost any school. But a lot of smart people think that it is worth it to hand over $40,000 or more a year to send their kids to elite schools.

2006-11-14 06:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by matt 7 · 0 1

That depends on what you want to study, what part of the country you want to be in, and how much you can afford.

You can see some details about different school's rankings below. Click on the "best colleges" link on the left.

2006-11-14 14:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 0 0

That has too many variables. What do you want to study, where do you live, do you want to go local or far away, in or out of state, how much do you want to pay?

I personally think a local university is the best place to go, unless you want the prestige, then, pay big bucks to go to a snobby school!

2006-11-14 14:03:03 · answer #3 · answered by sassy_91 4 · 0 0

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2006-11-14 14:13:01 · answer #4 · answered by Jason The Great 6 · 0 0

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