<p>Yes, US News favors private schools with larger endowments, but Vanderbilt’s endowment is nowhere near a principal reason for why Vanderbilt is ranked so highly. </p>
<p>Notre Dame is a very good school. Many of my friends turned down the so-called alluring aura of the “ivy” and Notre Dame…but what does that mean? The only thing it does is reveal the preferences for fit by the people I know and the people you know.</p>
<p>People in high school place far too much emphasis on the minute differences in academics. After everyone here goes to college, you’ll realize how foolish some of your nitpicking sounds.</p>