<p>This is analogous to deciding what the 3 Best Cars in the World are . . .</p>
<p>Person #1: Here are the 3 Best Cars in the World<br>
- Ferrari California - affordable luxury
- Rolls Royce Phantom - classic luxury
- Dodge Viper - fastest car at 378mph</p>
<p>Person #2: “but wait, these may be on someone’s list of best cars, but I have a family and need to carry 2 kids, so they don’t work for me . . . how about the Subaru Forester, Land Rover and Honda Odyssey” "</p>
<p>Person #1: “too bad, you may some specific needs peculiar to your individual situation, but the question isn’t what the best car is for YOU, it’s what would people generally accept as a best car, and there is absolutely NO WAY that you can argue that the Forester is a better car than the Ferrari”</p>
<p>Person #2: “But it doesn’t matter if the Ferrari is a better car in general because NOBODY buys a car in general; they buy it for a specific use for a specific situation, and since the Ferrari doesn’t hold me and my family it’s of no use to me”</p>
<p>Person #1: “Look, the DATA in USN&WR’s Cars Edition show that the Ferrari a better car than the Forester; better handling, acceleration, even a better sound system”</p>
<p>Person #2: “But as Johnny Cochran would say: If the car don’t FIT it ain’t worth . . .”</p>
<p>So it is with colleges. Cal Tech is a “better school” than Cal Poly SLO . . . unless the latter fits MY needs better :-)</p>
<p>Now, back to the HYPed schools discussion of what schools in general are The Best . . .</p>