<p>Malcolm Gladwell had a very interesting article in The New Yorker earlier this year that went into great depth about how poorly the rankings were done. Very interesting stuff whether you agree with it or not. I’m a lumper, not a splitter. 1 isn’t better than 10 or even 20 but 20 is probably better than 125. That’s just my opinion.</p>
<p>To the OP: Fordham is a great school. I know a handful of people who went there and loved it, though none of them were science folk. Still, it’s a good school in a great city and would probs be an amazing experience. Of course, Kansas State is a terrific pre-vet school!</p>
<p>To Vengasso: OMG. You poor, misguided soul. You will fit in well here on CC. Can everyone on CC agree that the Chairman of the Dept. of Surgery at Stanford is probably a pretty rocking doc? Successful, prestigious, yadda,yadda,yadda? His name is Tom Krummel – look him up. His educational pedigree is not CC approved - UWisc Parkside for undergrad ( usnwr #576) and Med Coll of Wisc for med school --how utterly plebian! The worry that goes into the rankings is astounding. I’ve heard from enough people outside of CC that it does matter in Wall Street I-Banking, but probably not so much in most other fields of endeavor. Who you are and what you can do matters more in those instances, kind of like it ought to.</p>