New "Revealed Preference" Ranking Released

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<p><em>Sigh</em></p>

<p>“For example, say that a student was admitted to both Notre Dame and to Duke. That student is most likely going to choose Notre Dame. I don’t see why that is so surprising, seeing as how the very smartest of all students do not take US News so seriously. Other than Duke’s #5 ranking on US News, what makes you think it’s more prestigious than Notre Dame?”</p>

<p>Well, there is WSJ (flawed but a ranking nonetheless), the Princeton Review’s list of dream schools Majayiduke pointed out, Duke’s Pton review score in relation to Notre Dame, Duke’s grade placement being second only to HYPS, and the disappointing number of Notre Dame alums at top grad schools for starters.</p>

<p>"A recent gallup poll of the most prestigious colleges came out with Harvard on top, Yale and Stanford tied for second, and Notre Dame, MIT, Princeton, and Berkeley rounding out the other colleges listed. Duke wasn’t even mentioned. But hey, don’t take my word for it, here’s the article itself: </p>

<p><a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/content/login.aspx?ci=9109"&gt;http://www.gallup.com/poll/content/login.aspx?ci=9109&lt;/a&gt;"&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Wow. The common man will not be selecting me for top grad programs nor will he be hiring me after I finish law school. The opinion of people who are not likely to shape my future is quite irrelevant. The PrincetonReview also asked students/parents about which schools are dream schools, and Duke not only made the top 10, but it edged out Notre Dame. Let ME provide you with a link:</p>

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<p>Shall I continue? Perhaps we could switch to Notre dame against Cornell. It also ranked above cornell and I would relish the opportunity to tell you the improbabaility of that ever occuring.</p>