<p>Those ranking only reflect kids who filled out the survey, and they vary completely according to who does the polling.</p>
<p>NYU’s acceptance rate does not reflect the quality of its program – just the desirability of its location.</p>
<p>Acceptance rates reflect prestige even more than the quality of the education, but for certain professions that is a factor.</p>
<p>I would look at SAT ranges for a very bright kid because the peer group sets the level of the class most.</p>
<p>Studies have shown that community college teachers and elite factory do not differ in education or preparation. Circumstances and temperament determine where a grad student lands in a teaching job.</p>
<p>Therefore, there are great teachers everywhere, but the program is only as strong as the other students. In the humanities the quality of the discussion is impacted; in the sciences the talent of lab partners.</p>