What is the difference between top university like Harvard and typical universities

[hebegebe]

@tdy123

Things that matters most to applicants are research fit, and placement track record.

Let me see if I have this right. The very best Economics applicants interested in academia choose Harvard and MIT as the place to get their PhD, so they are best positioned to get a tenure-track job at … the University of Chicago?

[tristatecoog]

Chicago economics is a towering strength, like Stanford CS or JHU BME.