yyemperor Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Which one? A.Harvard B.HYP C.HYPS D.HYPS+MIT E.HYP+UPenn+Columbia+Stanford+MIT F.Top10:HYP+UPenn+Columbia+ (Non Ivy)Stanford+MIT+Duke +UChicago+Caltech+ WashU G.Ivy League+ Stanford+MIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzylogician Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 The best for what? Undergrad? Grad? Physics? Film? English? Social work? It makes a big difference. I don't think that we can (or should) agree on the "best" overall, whatever that means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plisar Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Good to know someone has access to US News and World Report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stigMPA Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 The beauty of the US higher education system is its size and diversity. We can generalize about best overall but it means very little. Check out rankings or talk to an expert in your discipline and you'll probably be surprised at some of the more prominent names. Specialization, my good man. Specialization. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasses Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I agree with fuzzylogician--there's no such thing. It depends a hell of a lot on what you're looking for in a university, including your discipline, your sub-field, so on, so forth . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatbayern Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 I don't know if this is just trolling or what, but why is it in the Poli Sci forum? UPenn is not a strong program in political science, and the best publics are definitely better than some of the other privates you're listing. This should either be moved to some general talk forum or locked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyemperor Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 The beauty of the US higher education system is its size and diversity. We can generalize about best overall but it means very little. Check out rankings or talk to an expert in your discipline and you'll probably be surprised at some of the more prominent names. Specialization, my good man. Specialization. So what is the best in overall in your mind then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyemperor Posted March 29, 2009 Author Share Posted March 29, 2009 I don't know if this is just trolling or what, but why is it in the Poli Sci forum? UPenn is not a strong program in political science, and the best publics are definitely better than some of the other privates you're listing. This should either be moved to some general talk forum or locked. So what's your dream school or say... dream program? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polisciphd Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Moderators, please lock this thread. The OP is not even in Poli Sci. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyemperor Posted March 30, 2009 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Moderators, please lock this thread. The OP is not even in Poli Sci. Hey, easy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepoorstockinger Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 University of Phoenix obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulipOHare Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 University of Phoenix obviously. No way. Strayer University. You don't find them on any rankings because they're just that damn good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahlan_amnell Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 HYPS? Should that sound familiar? Cause it really doesn't, and I don't know what it stands for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rising_star Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Moderators, please lock this thread. The OP is not even in Poli Sci. Since this discussion is in The Lobby, I'm not sure why the OP's discipline is relevant. HYPS? Should that sound familiar? Cause it really doesn't, and I don't know what it stands for. Harvard, Yale, Princeton = HYP. I assume the S = Stanford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepoorstockinger Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 No way. Strayer University. You don't find them on any rankings because they're just that damn good. The mighty triumvirate of PDS puts the ivies to shame. The OP would be a fool not to pursue a degree from one (or all three) of those institutions. (For the totally ignorant and acronym-phobic that standards for Phoenix-Devry-Strayer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waitingtoexhale Posted March 30, 2009 Share Posted March 30, 2009 This might be the worst. topic. ever. Not only is it inane to try and quantify the "best" university when there is such a wide range of disciplines, but the topic has meandered into an ugly and pretentious mocking of schools like Strayer and DeVry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liszt85 Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 This might be the worst. topic. ever. Not only is it inane to try and quantify the "best" university when there is such a wide range of disciplines, but the topic has meandered into an ugly and pretentious mocking of schools like Strayer and DeVry. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thepoorstockinger Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 This might be the worst. topic. ever. Not only is it inane to try and quantify the "best" university when there is such a wide range of disciplines, but the topic has meandered into an ugly and pretentious mocking of schools like Strayer and DeVry. It's not pretension, it's mocking for-profit degree mills which rip their students off. (admittedly I know relatively little about Strayer, but DeVry is certainly in that category and should be shut down. Mocking an school like DeVry should be encouraged.) But yes, it is a terrible topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyemperor Posted March 31, 2009 Author Share Posted March 31, 2009 It's not pretension, it's mocking for-profit degree mills which rip their students off. (admittedly I know relatively little about Strayer, but DeVry is certainly in that category and should be shut down. Mocking an school like DeVry should be encouraged.) But yes, it is a terrible topic. Hey, relax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boneh3ad Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Collins College, hands down. I want to go there for game design, since the commercials clearly show that I can just sit on the couch and play games and make money if I go there. What more could you want? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TulipOHare Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 It's not pretension, it's mocking for-profit degree mills which rip their students off. ... and advertise on this site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialpsych Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I like OP's style. Saying "hey, relax" or "hey, easy" is an awesome way of dealing with people who disagree with you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aceflyer Posted March 31, 2009 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I like OP's style. Saying "hey, relax" or "hey, easy" is an awesome way of dealing with people who disagree with you! Yep, it's very slick and stylish for sure. Honestly, though, this topic really is terrible. Even excusing the fact that the very notion of ranking the "best overall universities" at the graduate level is stupid to be frank, the answer options provided by the OP are sadly lacking and seem to be heavily skewed by 'traditional' notions of private school prestige. Where are great public schools like UCB, UCSF, UIUC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyemperor Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Yep, it's very slick and stylish for sure. Honestly, though, this topic really is terrible. Even excusing the fact that the very notion of ranking the "best overall universities" at the graduate level is stupid to be frank, the answer options provided by the OP are sadly lacking and seem to be heavily skewed by 'traditional' notions of private school prestige. Where are great public schools like UCB, UCSF, UIUC? And UC Berkely is quite good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yyemperor Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Collins College, hands down. I want to go there for game design, since the commercials clearly show that I can just sit on the couch and play games and make money if I go there. What more could you want? JHU is very kind too, give me the fellowship, send me mega brochrues, and JHU is very smart, but being smart does not mean being good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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