<p>Since when do you know anything about the school’s reputation? And how would you know anything about it? The only thing you know about is how the general public perceives the school, which I’m not talking about.</p>
<p>Just look at the THES global reputation rankings. Chicago ranks #15 in the world, and that ranking is based solely on international reputation. Just because some Americans tend to be ignorant of the state of higher education (yourself included) doesn’t mean that this extends worldwide or to the professional community. Rather, to the contrary, since internationally and in the business community where education is more valued, the top colleges are well-known and their reputations well-established. Your denial of such indicates that you know very little about reputation outside of the public perception, which thereby serves to invalidate your uninformed opinions.</p>