Let's Play the College Ranking Game (Plus/Minus)

lagunal · August 16, 2012, 8:09am

1Rachel94… you were instrumental in bringing Berkeley down because you did go after the schools at the top. If it wasn’t for you, Berkeley may still be in the game. It’s a risky play to go after a school with 32 points because they could have easily taken your school out just to try to intimidate you from voting them out. Once people realized that there was no retribution, then, Berkeley had to be removed completely or it could have made a comeback.

So I was happy that someone was keeping the game interesting.

retrohippo · August 16, 2012, 8:12am

^hahahahaha r u srs

retrohippo · August 16, 2012, 8:25am

Oh, on another note, at what point in time do we only get one vote down?

lagunal · August 16, 2012, 8:32am

It’s two votes a day (at least six hours between votes) until the end. One Up, Two Down.
Today is the final day so better come back in six hours if there are any schools left to vote for.

lagunal · August 16, 2012, 8:38am

@ retro: The rules were changed July 24 to twice a day and then updated on August 2 to twice a day until the end. Mainly because the game was moving so slowly and many early players lost interest because they just didn’t know anything about the non USA universities.

The ‘new’ rules were randomly posted to let new people know. But you came in really late and probably didn’t realize the rules changed.

retrohippo · August 16, 2012, 8:41am

Do we really want to keep going with two votes a day though? Like it’ll end so fast and we don’t really get a chance to defend our schools. I feel like it makes sense to draw it out now that there’re so few (all US) schools left.

lagunal · August 16, 2012, 8:49am

Seriously?
This game started July 13th! 
It needs to end.

You shouldn’t worry though, Penn is in a very strong position right now. Columbia and Princeton only have one supporter each and Penn has many people voting it up. Though due to the unpredictable nature of the game, you really don’t know who will join and vote at the last minute.

But, that said, Princeton and Columbia are very likable schools and aren’t getting the negative votes that Penn and Hopkins seem to get.

retrohippo · August 16, 2012, 8:59am

Oh, I’m not worried, I just thought I’d give the other contenders a fair chance ;)

lagunal · August 16, 2012, 9:25am

Universities of the World Rankings

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2.
3.
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5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6. Northwestern University
7. University of Michigan
8. Duke University
9. Cornell University
10. Brown University
11. Harvard University
12. California Institute of Technology
13. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
13. University of Oxford
15. The University of Tokyo
15. University of Toronto
17. University of Melbourne
17. University College London
19. Yale University
20. King’s College London
21. University of Manchester
22. University of Chicago
23. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
24. Imperial College London
25. University of Cambridge
26. Kyoto University
27. University of California - Berkeley
28. National University of Singapore
29.

dfree124 · August 16, 2012, 9:57am

Universities of the World Rankings

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6. Northwestern University
7. University of Michigan
8. Duke University
9. Cornell University
10. Brown University
11. Harvard University
12. California Institute of Technology
13. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
13. University of Oxford
15. The University of Tokyo
15. University of Toronto
17. University of Melbourne
17. University College London
19. Yale University
20. King’s College London
21. University of Manchester
22. University of Chicago
23. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
24. Imperial College London
25. University of Cambridge
26. Kyoto University
27. University of California - Berkeley
28. National University of Singapore
29.

lagunal · August 16, 2012, 10:15am

Updated list (dfree124 forgot to subtract)

Universities of the World Rankings

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6. Northwestern University
7. University of Michigan
8. Duke University
9. Cornell University
10. Brown University
11. Harvard University
12. California Institute of Technology
13. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
13. University of Oxford
15. The University of Tokyo
15. University of Toronto
17. University of Melbourne
17. University College London
19. Yale University
20. King’s College London
21. University of Manchester
22. University of Chicago
23. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
24. Imperial College London
25. University of Cambridge
26. Kyoto University
27. University of California - Berkeley
28. National University of Singapore
29.

1Rachel94 · August 16, 2012, 10:16am

Yep, Brown is really rather unknown. There was a girl at summer@Brown who asked me if Brown was an Ivy. Whenever I say I went to Brown for a summer course, people have no clue what it is unless they know someone who went/goes there or if theyre a counselor/teacher/etc.

dfree124 · August 16, 2012, 11:03am

^^ Ah sorry, my bad lagunal.

Ivyt · August 16, 2012, 12:22pm

Universities of the World Rankings

1.
2.
3.
4.
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6. Northwestern University
7. University of Michigan
8. Duke University
9. Cornell University
10. Brown University
11. Harvard University
12. California Institute of Technology
13. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
13. University of Oxford
15. The University of Tokyo
15. University of Toronto
17. University of Melbourne
17. University College London
19. Yale University
20. King’s College London
21. University of Manchester
22. University of Chicago
23. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
24. Imperial College London
25. University of Cambridge
26. Kyoto University
27. University of California - Berkeley
28. National University of Singapore
29.

OHMighty · August 16, 2012, 12:42pm

Universities of the World Rankings

1.
2.
3.
4. Johns Hopkins University
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6. Northwestern University
7. University of Michigan
8. Duke University
9. Cornell University
10. Brown University
11. Harvard University
12. California Institute of Technology
13. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
13. University of Oxford
15. The University of Tokyo
15. University of Toronto
17. University of Melbourne
17. University College London
19. Yale University
20. King’s College London
21. University of Manchester
22. University of Chicago
23. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
24. Imperial College London
25. University of Cambridge
26. Kyoto University
27. University of California - Berkeley
28. National University of Singapore
29.

Aureliano · August 16, 2012, 12:49pm

Universities of the World Rankings

1.
2.
3.
4. Johns Hopkins University
5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
6. Northwestern University
7. University of Michigan
8. Duke University
9. Cornell University
10. Brown University
11. Harvard University
12. California Institute of Technology
13. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
13. University of Oxford
15. The University of Tokyo
15. University of Toronto
17. University of Melbourne
17. University College London
19. Yale University
20. King’s College London
21. University of Manchester
22. University of Chicago
23. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
24. Imperial College London
25. University of Cambridge
26. Kyoto University
27. University of California - Berkeley
28. National University of Singapore
29.

ptontiger16 · August 16, 2012, 12:52pm

@dfree, Penn is the forgotten Ivy because few everyday people know it’s an Ivy save those who either went there or we’re friends and family of those who went there. I was also speaking of stereotypes that may or may not be true. Just do a quick Google search and you’ll see what I mean. Or just stop somebody in the grocery store and ask if they can list the Ivies. As the writer Nathaniel Burt once said, “Upper-class boys from all over the country, including Philadelphia, go to Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Only from Philadelphia do upper-class boys go in any significant numbers to Penn.”

lagunal · August 16, 2012, 1:00pm

Well, Donald Trump sent his daughter, Ivanka, to Wharton School of Business at Penn. She’s a girl. But she’s definitely upper-class and she’s from NY. She started at Georgetown and transferred over her junior year. I think that t was fitting for her to choose Wharton over a HYPS school. She can always go to the other schools for a higher degree if she so inclines.

ptontiger16 · August 16, 2012, 1:07pm

Maggie Sajak, Pat Sajak’s daughter, is in my graduating class at Princeton and my residential college. What’s your point? Wharton’s well known in the business world, but not that well known to the average joe.

lagunal · August 16, 2012, 1:20pm

EXACTLY MY POINT… Are you trying to work in the business world or do you want to work for an average joe?

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