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Old 06-06-2007, 12:52 AM   #17
rocketDA
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i'd say princeton engineering is around top 10...

My Overall Undergrad Ranking for Engineering (deviance from USWNR):
#1- MIT, HMC, Olin (0,0, ?)
#4- Caltech, Stanford (+5,-1)
#6- UC Berkeley (-3)
#7- Rose Hulman, U Mich (-6,+2)
#9- CMU, USC, Purdue (-3,-2,+3)
#12- UCLA, Princeton (+4,+6)
#14- UTexAustin (-3)

BIASES (based on how I perceive them, which is important for adjusting my perspective based on compartmentalized variables!)

Regional Bias:
West Coast: +3
Mid-West: -4
South: -3
East Coast: +6

Size Bias:
Small: -1
Medium: +6
Large: -3

Adjusting...(which isn't exactly right but helps with bias trends)
#1- Rose Hulman (0)
#2- HMC (-1)
#3- MIT, Stanford (-2,-1)
#5- Caltech, UC Berkeley, Olin (+2,-2,?)
#8- UTex Austin (+3)
#9- USC (-2)
#10- UMich (-1)
#11- CMU, Purdue (-5,+1)
#13- UCLA (+3)
#14- Princeton (+4)

Which is a bit screwy... so I'll settle with my reasonable rankings being the average of my original and the adjusted...
#1- HMC (0)
#2- MIT (-1)
#3- Olin (?)
#4- Stanford (-2)
#5- Rose Hulman (-4)
#6- Caltech (+1)
#7- UC Berkeley (-4)
#8- UMich (+1)
#9- USC (-2)
#10- CMU, Purdue (-4,+2)
#12- UTex Austin (-1)
#13- UCLA (+3)
#14- Princeton (+4)

Note: I'm biased in favor of HMC since it is my school. I recognize that but I still think it should be top 4...
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