<p>Lol of course they care. I love the people who act like they’re indifferent to these “meaningless” ratings. If Columbia broke into HYP (which no university has for as long as I can remember, if ever), Columbia would get a HUGE prestige bump. </p>
<p>Everyone considers HYP > Columbia, UPenn, Dartmouth, ?Brown? > Cornell</p>
<p>If Columbia broke into HYP, that could very well chance to HYC or something like that.</p>
<p>Yeah, the rankings aren’t “everything” but if you think they’re meaningless, you’re just kidding yourself.</p>