<p>I am sorry I used the phrase "just as good but slightly less so" in my OP. I was trying to make a sly reference to the line in Animal Farm about being "more equal". That idea illustrates perfectly what I mean about "just as good", but it just confused it.</p>
<p>This thread is never going to change the minds of some people. If prestige is the most important thing, for whatever personal reason, then apply to the schools that are the most prestigious (at least in your mind), and argue with other people about why your arbitrary list of prestigious schools is right and why theirs is wrong. Maybe somebody is getting the idea.</p>
<p>Actually, Batman has beaten Superman before. Notably, Batman carries a shard of kryptonite at all times. Batman also has prep time, so he is practically insurmountable. My vote goes to Batman. :)</p>
<p>Superman v. Batman no-holds-barred goes to Superman every time. As soon as Superman feels the effects of kryptonite, which don't instantaneously kill or majorly weaken him, he can move fast enough to rip Batman's head off before Bats sees it coming. And it's not like Batman can sneak up on him, cause Superman can hear his heartbeat, or even the blood flowing through his veins.</p>
<p>Seriously guys, you have a ridiculously overpowered hero (arguably the most powerful in the DCU) versus someone who is ultimately still human. It's no contest. ;) Better matches for Supes are the Flash, Martian Manhunter, Hal Jordan, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel, and the newly introduced Supergirl.</p>
<p>PS: I realize this is ridiculously OT but the comic book fan in me couldn't let it slide. :)</p>
<p>NO. Duke seriously is among the nation's top. They are highly selective in their undergrad admissions and, as already mentioned, are ranked 5 nationally by USNWR. don't think that just because they have a good b-ball team it doesn't give em a shot to be an extremely prestigious school. Cal and Stanford have great football teams and they're clearly cream of the crops.</p>
<p>And for that matter, what makes you say they aren't in the top tier nationwide? idiot...</p>
<p>Superman, Batman, the Flash, Wonder Woman, Captain Marvel and Supergirl are among the nation's best super heros. Martian Manhunter and Hal Jordan do not belong in the first tier. I have never even heard of them. Oh yea, I agree about Duke.</p>
<p>Why would Batman carry a shard of kryptonite at all times? Paranoid much?</p>
<p>This is true, he has never trusted Superman for fear of Superman stepping out of line. Moreover, we must factor in the men's psyche. There is no way Superman would "rip Batman's arms off" consciously. Batman is infinitely more clever and intelligent, and his "prep time" is practically invincible. BATMAN HAS BEATEN SUPERMAN BEFORE. In fact, in one comic, he beat the entire pre-existing Justice League.</p>
<p>On a side note, Hal Jordan certainly IS in a class by himself. When he turns into Parallax (his super form when he has accumulated all of the green lantern rings) he is invincible. Period. This is the man who single handedly destroyed the entire Green Lantern Fellowship. Kyle Rayner will never reach that level. Hal is the Duke Unversity of the Justice League. :)</p>
<p>NO. Duke seriously is among the nation's top"</p>
<p>Oh man, I guess with evidence like this I better change my mind. Anyway, thats not how I see duke. I'm just one person and one oppinion and mine means just as little as everyone elses. If you think duke is the best school in the world, I'm not going to argue with you about it, but for me its a great school but at a level under the others mentioned. </p>
<p>Sweet Gentleman, go to Cornell because its way better than Duke and feel free to jump off cliffs on your academic break rather than enjoying top D1 basketball because you are right, schools like Cornell and the rest of the Ivies are better than Duke.</p>
<p>Its not just its athletic reputation, but its complete academic experience. Medicine, law, engineering ---- three of the top fields are better than at least Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Princeton, and Dartmouth hands down.</p>
<p>I put Duke on par with Stanford because you are getting an amazing ultimate package of a great great social, athletic environment and also the academic hardworking place.</p>
<p>Hmm, whatever. And dukedevil, Berkeley is ranked higher than duke (and many of the ivies) in many catergories, but I wouldn't but Berkeley up there with the likes of HYPMC. At least not in reputation. I do need to make an amendment. I've misread the original list of ivies plus mit and caltech. I was just thinking of hyp and maybe columbia. I think duke is in the same level of the others, like brown, cornell, penn, and dart.</p>
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<p>That's why I said "no holds barred." Basically a rogue Batman v. a rogue Superman. </p>
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<p>He's still only human. Comic book fanboys have this unfortunate habit of turning him into Batgod by virtue of "prep time." </p>
<p>BTW, I wouldn't call Batman more "intelligent." Superman can procress information much, much faster. Batman's strength lies in his ability to twist things and think outside the box, which makes him the better detective and more clever, as you said. </p>
<p>I figure more Superman v. Batman talk is better than what's been posted in this thread lately. :) Of course it is rather silly, cause who wants to see the World's Finest team fight. :p</p>
<p>Very true, banana. However, "no holds barred" means anything goes, but that still does not negate the fact that Superman's internal judgement will not commit him to engage in that sort of violence. He just will not do it under any circumstances. Batman, on the other hand, will cheat and do ANYTHING he can in order to make sure his opponent is down. He is more cunning than Superman and he knows Superman's ablilities very well. HE HAS BEATEN HIM BEFORE. I forgot the exact comic, but have you not seen the one where the cover shows Superman kneeling at Batman's feet? Batman will win and Hal Jordan would annihilate them all.</p>
<p>Sorry for the dual post, but I must make an addendum.</p>
<p>Collegekid, were you not the one wanting to transfer to Upenn? I remember quite clearly that you made a thread about your transfer chances there. So, I suppose cornell engineering must not be as fruitful as you portray it to be considering as how you plan to leave before you even begin.</p>
<p>devil, i am not even gonna go there but you use words out of contex all of the time i must say and second, I am not in cornell engineering...CAS actually. In addition, Penn has been my dream school for like 6 years...and I still would like to attend. This kid has gone on like 3,000 different screen names and posts like the same post 100,000 times and it is starting to **** me off, especially his personal attacks. </p>
<p>Dictionary.com
fruit·ful ( P ) Pronunciation Key (frtfl)
adj. </p>
<p>Producing fruit.
Conducive to productivity; causing to bear in abundance: fruitful soil.
Producing something in abundance; prolific: a fruitful author of fiction.
Producing results; profitable. See Synonyms at fertile.</p>
<p>LOL collegekid, I am completely at a loss. You said I used the word fruitful out of context and then you define it in the manner in which it was intended (i.e. producing results). Uhm....thanks? :confused: </p>
<p>Ah, was it CAS? Well then, my point is even more absolute. Did you not make a thread about transferring? Yes or no? And if so, why? You come unto these boards incessantly lauding Cornell, yet you are planning to (at least try) to leave it for a school that is supposedly more akin to your liking. You make threads accounting your "honest reflection" about colleges and, in the process, denegrade cornell by questioning its credibility. Let us face it, YOU do not want to go to Cornell. I guess the prestige was not tantamount to your preferences, eh?</p>
<p>Devil, you used "fruitful" out of contex. Saying that being in the engineering school was producing results MAKES NO SENSE. I got a 750 on SAT II writing and a higher sat verbal score than you. I think I know what I am talking about.</p>
<p><em>Breathes</em> How wonderfully bombastic and yet....futile.</p>
<p>Kid, you cares what your SAT score was, you are going to CORNELL. So, in actuallity, the battle is already over before it begins. Moreover, the word WAS used aptly in the sense that I pointed out how you BELIEVED that the Cornell engineering school would be more beneficial (hence, more fruitful) to your liking than Duke's program (hence, why you chose cornell over Duke). Does that make sense, or should I fly over to Calli and give you a physical demonstration?</p>
<p>Are you sure you and sports684 are not one in the same?</p>