<p>Duke, Trinity '12 here.</p>
<p>Why do we care so much about rankings? Yea, maybe stanford might have a higher caliber student on average, but the difference between these two schools is pretty small considering the tens of thousands of colleges in america. There are more important things in life than these rankings, once you go to college you’ll realize that no one gives a hoot about rankings. You can go anywhere you want from Duke (and stanford)</p>