<p>From my shortlisted list, Which r the better unis to apply to?</p>
<p>Can you pls help me choose the top 10 unis amongst my shortlisted list?</p>
<p>The ranking leagues are flawed.</p>
<p>Arizona State University
Indiana University Bloomington
Iowa State University
Purdue University
University of Arizona
University of Iowa
University of Oregon
University of Maryland Baltimore County
North Carolina State University
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Michigan State University
University of Alabama
University of Maryland College Park
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Georgia
University of Pittsburgh</p>
<p>State of residency?
Possible majors?
Other characteristics of schools you are looking for?
Cost constraints?
GPA and test score eligibility for automatic or competitive merit scholarships?</p>
<p>Highest A and lowest B for O levels. My average is Bs.</p>
<p>My A levels results r pending. But need to apply uni before that.</p>
<p>SAT takin next jan.</p>
<p>Extracurriculars: Civil Defence Club, Chinese Cultural Society</p>
<p>More than 100 hrs of volunteering in high school</p>
<p>About 60 hrs of volunteering in middle school</p>
<p>Hold a leadership position in civil defence club.</p>
<p>Involve in many other activities too.</p>
<p>Relatively good recommendation letters and character records.</p>
<p>I am a full pay international student.</p>
<p>all ranking leagues are flawed and controversial.</p>
<p>That’s why I am seeking ur help and others’s help here to kindly help me rank the shortlisted unis based on quality of teaching, quality of education, quality of academics and intellectual environment.</p>
<p>I am not factoring in the strength of faculty for intended major.</p>
<p>I would only really look at the following from your list:
Purdue University
University of Oregon
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Michigan State University
University of Maryland College Park</p>
<p>Note that these are all state schools. If you are an international student, you will not get the in-state tuition that makes these desirable schools. You may want to look at the better private schools. While private schools are more expensive, you’ll likely be paying private school level tuition for a public school education at the schools you listed.</p>
<p>If you believe all rankings are flawed and controversial, what makes you think a random poster on the Internet would come up with a better one?</p>
<p>To get an informed opinion about “quality of academics”, it might help to state your intended major(s). The quality of academics will vary at all these schools depending on the department and the professors who teach your courses. Purdue and Minnesota have strong engineering programs. Indiana has strong undergraduate business and music programs. Iowa’s creative writing program has a good reputation. UMass seems to be strong in linguistics and computer science. Etc. These are just my opinions based on various graduate department rankings and other information. None of us has deep, first-hand experience of all these schools. </p>
<p>If you are an international student, cost is not a factor, and you are not committed to a major, you might start by deciding where in the USA you’d like to live for 4 years. Then look for a suitable school in that general area. </p>
<p>I agree with informative that you may find good alternatives among private schools.</p>
<p>Truly, all of these are perfectly fine institutions, and have educated many generations of local, out of state, and international students.</p>
<p>What matters to you as an international student is not what we think, but rather what employers in your home country think. After you graduate and complete the time permitted for practical work experience under the OPT rules, it is almost certain that you will have to return home, or find a job in a different country. Talk with people who hire recent college graduates in your country, and find out which of these they would choose for you.</p>
<p>Starbaby, chosen due to geographic location. You should consider what part of the country you would like to live in for four years in addition to school reputation. There are some good schools in the middle and southern parts of the country, but not everyone wants to live in those locations for four years (or longer if you get stuck there). Picking a decent school near a major city on the east or west coast will also open up more opportunities. </p>
<p>It is really up to you on what you are looking for and where you want to live. Picking a college is a very personal choice. </p>
<p>If you are an international student, you could be looking at non-public schools like:</p>
<p>USC
George Washington Univ
American Unvi
Fordham Univ
NYU
Boston College
Northeastern Univ
Univ of Miami</p>
<p>These are private schools that are very good and may cost the same as the public school you listed but, depending on the school, may be better academically and possibly a better fit for an international student.</p>
<p>^^ If you want to work for a specific employer and can identify someone there with hiring authority, you could try asking his or her opinion about a few of these schools. Here and there, somebody in a hiring department may have personal experience (good, bad, or indifferent) with one or two of them. For instance, there might be a cluster of Purdue graduates in some big UK engineering firm. However, the USA is a huge country with thousands of colleges. So I think it is unlikely that most employers in your country will be able to make principled distinctions among the schools you’ve listed.</p>
<p>Cuz I believe many on cc r more experienced with us unis and know quality of diff unis better offhand. At least better than what ranking leagues reflect. </p>
<p>I am not factoring in strength of faculty for intended major as I plan to transfer after 1 or 2 yr(s). </p>
<p>So I am looking which r the best unis in my shortlisted unis for general education?</p>
<p>And based on quality of teaching, quality of education, quality of academics and intellectual environment.</p>
<p>Precisely. That’s why I am basing it on factors including quality of teaching, quality of education, quality of academics and intellectual environment.</p>
<p>A good education is important to me to learn well, not just career prospects.</p>
<p>To be frank and NO offence, these r not good unis in most’s eyes in my nation. </p>
<p>That’s why I’m looking to transfer after a yr or two.</p>
<p>Keep in mind that at most highly selective colleges, the admission rates for transfers are even lower than they are for first year admissions. Because so few students want to leave these colleges, very few places open up. At selective public schools, in-state community college students are likely to get priority.</p>
<p>From my shortlisted list, Which r the better unis to apply to?</p>
<p>Can you pls help me choose the top 10 unis amongst my shortlisted list?</p>
<p>Arizona State University
Indiana University Bloomington
Iowa State University
Purdue University
University of Arizona
University of Iowa
University of Oregon
University of Maryland Baltimore County
North Carolina State University
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Michigan State University
University of Alabama
University of Maryland College Park
University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Georgia
University of Pittsburgh</p>