What is considered elite?

RubenB84
Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:47:56 +0000

I think at the graduate level it matters a little bit more about the program. But not that much. Usually you have to constantly remind others that such and such school has a top ranked program in yada yada in order to explain it to them why you chose it.
I mean I understand if a kid from a top 20 wants to specialize in something like classical studies and chooses to go to a bottom or second tier school for PhD because it has a highly ranked program in that field. But other than that I dont see the point in choosing a school soley because of the program. I never bought into that at all.

Just go to a top 20 school and major in whatever and you will still come out relatively clean. I mean just work around the alumni connections.

Point is, I always look at the program second after school recognition.