<p>So the more I research about Columbia, the more I love it, and the more I find out that it may not be the best in rankings. But really, how much do these rankings mean? Is there much of a difference between say Princeton and Columbia? Is there a "huge" gap between HYPS and Columbia or is it merely exaggerated?</p>
<p>from what I hear, it's largely exaggerated.</p>
<p>If you're referring to the World News Rankings and prestige/snob appeal, Columbia doesn't fare as well as HYPS. If you're referring to the education, it's as good or better.</p>
<p>go look at the methodologies of the rankings and then you can decide what is most important to you, like endowment.</p>
<p>remember that a lot of things arent covered in rankings, like nobel prize winners, availability of research, etc. </p>
<p>take the rankings with a grain of salt. do they accurately depict the differences between tier 1 and 2 schools? yes. do they really tell you anything about schools within 4 or 5 places of each other? no. like mit is ranked higher than columbia but they are completely different schools.</p>
<p>sorry this is disjointed, i'm really tired.</p>
<p>KQ1. i tot you;ve applied ed, does all these matter anymore? you've done ED</p>
<p>I think jhl was drunk when he posted that :D</p>
<p>KQ1 I'm sorry if I sound like a dick right now, but I looked at your stats and I don't think you'll have to worry about choosing HYPS or Columbia for that matter. </p>
<p>You're stats will not get you in.</p>
<p>**I'm generally peeved when people start stuff like "I love Columbia but it's lower ranked OMGGOMGOMG".</p>
<p>what's hyps?</p>
<p>harvard, yale, princeton, stanford</p>
<p>sometimes included in the abbreviation are MIT and a C (although I don't see HYPSMC very often), though I don't really know if it's for Caltech or Columbia</p>
<p>haha i was not drunk.. just in a rush.. because I'm doing my A levels.. been lazy and appearing on CC.. so last minute revision</p>
<p>C = Caltech. Arguably best school to study science in, but very very specialized so it's often left out because of its narrow appeal.</p>
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<p>That's generally the case for those who ask the stupidest of questions on here.</p>
<p>That's generally the case for those arrogants with the most useless answers on here.</p>
<p>And so the cylce of hate continues...</p>
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<p>Um, at least 3 Columbia students/alums and 1 parent of the same have posted on here.</p>
<p>Well it depends WHAT YOU WANT TO DO, in school, and
also your career goals, financial situation,personality, how much workload,etc.</p>
<p>There is no one RIGHT college for everyone, if you post some more information about what you intend to do,etc, maybe advice can come on hand.</p>