<p>So new ranking is out...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.best-50.com%5B/url%5D">www.best-50.com</a></p>
<p>It ranked universities undergraduate programs, mixing colleges and universities which is pretty cool. I'd disagree with some of the choices though...</p>
<p>No UC Berkeley?</p>
<p>So often people speak about rankings being flawed. The most important factor of all is missed. What about value? Cost is the #1 factor. How about class sizes? Who is teaching the students, TA or professor? What will they learn? Are the students getting a well-rounded education? Where are the details for the rating criteria?</p>
<p>lol, how’d ETH zurich score high? i mean, i know they’ve had einstein, but who else??</p>
<p>This list is pretty flawed…</p>
<p>I think it’s weird. Seoul nat Unishould not in top 50 and no Berkeley and UNC-CH</p>
<p>( sorry for korean, I don’t want to mean that Seoul is not good because actually I really want to study there ^_^)</p>
<p>The site doesn’t share enough information to make this very useful. Most importantly, there is no clear description of the methodology. I do hope nobody is putting “food” and “quality of undergraduate education” on an equal footing in rating colleges. </p>
<p>The picture of the skateboarder brilliantly captures the earnest spirit of this effort, fer sure.</p>
<p>No Asian college at all? That’s ridiculous.</p>
<p>It looks like just a random list of personal preferences, unsupported by data or any specific methodology.</p>
<p>what about this site? [50</a> Top Colleges](<a href=“http://50topcolleges.com/]50”>http://50topcolleges.com/)</p>
<p>^ No comparison. Far more useful.
It makes no pretense of putting schools in precise rank order, just gives you alphabetical listings with plenty of informative data, plus some nice-to-have extras like “notable alumni”. Although you could quibble about a few omissions at the edges, every included school is plausible (at least). </p>
<p>The most significant omission (other than what an arbitrary “25” cuts off) is probably the service academies. Those are easy enough to identify, though, if you’re interested. Another quibble: Bowdoin, Middlebury, and Wesleyan are no more “Little Ivies” than Haverford, Carleton, or Pomona (unless a New England location is required … but then, even the real Ivies include 4 in the mid-Atlantic states).</p>
<p>LOL Brown over Harvard, Haha, I needed this laugh.</p>
<p>"what about this site? 50 Top Colleges "</p>
<p>What about top regional universities? There are people interested in going to a regional university instead because it’s closer to home.</p>