<p>So here are my predictions for what the next USNEWS rankings will be… I have made these after gathering some data on the various applicant pools of the different schools and some other factors, however these are still just guesses. So here they are!</p>
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<p>I’m sure many will disgaree with me, but I just thought it would be interesting to see what people predict next year’s rankings will be. :D</p>
<p>I agree with these rankings.</p>
<p>I think WUSL will drop personally. They always have their "shooting stars" to sell magazines, but that usually dies down.</p>
<p>Outside the top 5, for the next 25-30 it's a crap shoot. Any school could be put anywhere and nobody would make too much of a fuss.</p>
<p>No way LA will go that high. If it does I'll eat my hat.</p>
<p>you forgot Vanderbilt (ranked 18)</p>
<p>rice isn't going up either</p>
<p>um i have a feeling USC might crack the top 25, or be darn close to it. they're aggressively pursuing to upgrade their US News-favorable stats.</p>
<p>Prepare to eat your hat.</p>
<p>Haha, I agree... I think that these rankings will actually turn out to be pretty accurate. :)</p>
<p>Oops! I forgot:</p>
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22. Vanderbilt
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<p>Wake Forest should skyrocket... their average SAT's went up to a 1380 which is on par with some of the ivies. Perhaps top 20...</p>
<p>WUSTL isn't going to go up. If anything it would go down as some else said.</p>
<p>Cal Tech also isn't going to be down that far.</p>
<p>Yeah, I agree with uc_benz, wustl will only see declining ranks this year. That's my prediction.</p>
<p>Is this what you do in your free time? strange hobby</p>
<p>I suspect Vanderbilt will go up rather than down, as their acceptance rate fell about 10 percentage points this year.</p>
<p>"um i have a feeling USC might crack the top 25, or be darn close to it."</p>
<p>"Prepare to eat your hat."</p>
<p>well, they're at #30 already and it seems like funding is up, alumni giving is probably up, SAT's made a jump, and i'm sure GPA is up too. </p>
<p>just curious, why ucla at #19?</p>
<p>Where do you get the official rankings?</p>
<p>Might Harvard drop due to the Summers hullaballoo?</p>
<p>bstewart: The official rankings will probably be released in late July or August, probably the latter.</p>
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1. Princeton</p>
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<li><p>Harvard</p></li>
<li><p>Yale</p></li>
<li><p>Stanford
MIT</p></li>
<li><p>UPenn
Columbia</p></li>
<li><p>Duke
Dartmouth
CalTech</p></li>
<li><p>Brown</p></li>
<li><p>Northwestern
UChicago
Cornell</p></li>
<li><p>Johns Hopkins
WUSTL</p></li>
<li><p>Berkeley
Vanderbilt
Rice</p></li>
<li><p>Emory
Georgetown
UCLA</p></li>
<li><p>Virginia
Wake Forest</p></li>
<li><p>Notre Dame
Michigan
Carnegie Mellon
Tufts
USC
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<p>A lot seem to be tied for 25th now, but oh well! :)</p>
<p>the updated rankings are probably more accurate</p>
<p>You think UCSD will enter the top 30? I mean, most of UCLA's stats this year (including avg SAT) went down, while UCSD's went up. Doesn't it make sense for UCSD to rise if UCLA and Cal do?</p>