Let's Play the College Ranking Game (Plus/Minus)

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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<p>ALL CREDITS GO TO STUDIOUSMAXIMUS WHO ORIGINALLY STARTED THIS THREAD IN THE COLLEGECONFIDENTIAL CAFE. I JUST COPY PASTED, ALPHABETIZED & ADDED LACs.</p>

<p>If you're not familiar with a plus/minus ranking game, here are the rules:</p>

<p>1) You may play once a day (called a 'turn')</p>

<p>2) Each turn, you may add a point to one college, and subtract a point from another. State your changes at the end of the post, and make the change to the actual numbers beside the colleges. Obviously, you should copy and paste the post before you instead of rewriting the entire list.</p>

<p>3) Once a college reaches '0', it is removed from play and given a ranking (ex. 'UVA is the 23rd ranked college on College Confidential.').</p>

<p>4) When all but one are eliminated, the remaining college is named the winner.</p>

<p>So, do you want to find out where your favorite colleges stand? YOU decide their fate. Once all the colleges have been ranked, I'll post a final list of the rankings.</p>

<p>A little additional info: The colleges present on the list are those ranked in the top 25 (for both universities and LACs) for the 2011 US News rankings (since there's a three way tie for #25, there are actually 27 colleges on the list). Yes, I know these rankings aren't necessarily accurate, but I needed a cut-off point (the game wouldn't be any fun if there were too many on the list). If your favorite college isn't included, sorry. I can't please everyone. The single addition and subtraction rule is subject to change, though. Eventually, a few colleges will share hundreds of points, and it'll be beneficial to allow posters to subtract two points while only adding one. </p>

<p>I'll start:</p>

<p>Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 10
University of California--Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 10
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 10
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 9
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 10
University of California--Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 10
University of Pennsylvania 10
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 10
Smith 10
University of Southern California 10
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 10
Vassar 10
University of Virginia 10
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 Yale
-1 Harvard</p>

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<p>Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 10
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 10
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 8
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 10
University of Pennsylvania 10
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 10
Smith 10
University of Southern California 10
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 10
Vassar 10
University of Virginia 10
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 Brown “The happy Ivy”
-1 Harvard "The Ivy</p>

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<p>Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 10
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 10
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 9
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 10
University of Pennsylvania 10
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 10
Smith 10
University of Southern California 10
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 10
Vassar 10
University of Virginia 10
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 Harvard because you guys were mean.
-1 Grinnell because it’s in Iowa…lol.</p>

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<p>Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 10
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 10
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 8
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 10
University of Pennsylvania 10
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 10
Smith 10
University of Southern California 10
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 10
Vassar 10
University of Virginia 10
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 MIT
-1 Cal Tech</p>

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<p>Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 10
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 10
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 8
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 10
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 10
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 10
Vassar 10
University of Virginia 10
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 Rice because I love it
-1 Notre Dame</p>

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<p>Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 10
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 11
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 8
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 10
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 10
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 10
Vassar 9
University of Virginia 10
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 Emory because Emory@Oxford is my dream school! </p>

<p>-1 Vassar because Vassar rejected my friend in the ED round, ON HIS BIRTHDAY!</p>

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<p>Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 10
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 11
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 7
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 10
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 10
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 10
Vassar 9
University of Virginia 11
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 to UVa because C-VILLE FTW (it’s where I’m from)
-1 to Harvard because Ivy League is ughh…</p>

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<p>Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 10
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 11
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 7
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 11
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 10
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 10
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 9
Vassar 9
University of Virginia 11
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 for JHU
-1 for Vanderbilt</p>

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<p>Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 10
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 11
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 6
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 11
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 11
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 10
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 9
Vassar 9
University of Virginia 11
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 to Penn cause duhhh
-1 to Hahvahd cause I like where this is going</p>

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<p>haha i think kimmylouie accidentally cut off amherst when they copy/pasted, so i put it back on, that being said:
Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 11
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 10
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 11
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 5
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 10
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 10
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 10
Vassar 9
University of Virginia 11
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 Columbia because it is my number one college choice and i really like its poli-sci/international relations program
-1 Harvard because its over-rated</p>

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<p>^ Harvard should be at 5, you can edit your post if you want.</p>

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<p>haha i think kimmylouie accidentally cut off amherst when they copy/pasted, so i put it back on, that being said:
Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 11
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 11
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 11
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 6
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 10
University of Illinois 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 10
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 9
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 10
Vassar 9
University of Virginia 11
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 UChicago because not ***<strong><em>bags
-1 USC because *</em></strong>**bags</p>

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<p>^^Oh sorry about that, thanks!</p>

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<p>Posting the corrected list to reflect the changes made in the past few posts:</p>

<p>Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 11
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 11
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 5
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 11
University of Illinois 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 11
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 9
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 9
Vassar 9
University of Virginia 11
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>and no worries crazyfrog!</p>

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<p>Sorry I think I quoted the wrong one. </p>

<p>Fixed it.</p>

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<p>Use this list and stop cutting Amherst off guise!</p>

<p>Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 10
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 11
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 11
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 5
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 11
University of Illinois 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 11
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 9
Stanford University 10
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 9
Vassar 9
University of Virginia 11
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

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<p>Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 11
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 11
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 11
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 5
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 10
Johns Hopkins University 11
University of Illinois 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 11
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 9
Stanford University 9
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 9
Vassar 9
University of Virginia 11
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 Carnegie Mellon because of its fantastic musical theatre degree/performing arts department :slight_smile: Dream school!
-1 Stanford because my friend was rejected there even though she’s a really good student.</p>

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<p>Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 11
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 11
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 11
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 6
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 9
Johns Hopkins University 11
University of Illinois 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 11
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 11
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 9
Stanford University 9
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 9
Vassar 9
University of Virginia 11
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>This is freaking broken. People and their vendettas. </p>

<p>+1 Harvard
-1 Haverford</p>

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<p>Grinnell refuses.</p>

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<p>Amherst 10
Bates 10
Bowdoin 10
Brown University 11
University of California–Berkeley 10
California Institute of Technology 10
Carleton 10
Carnegie Mellon University 11
Claremont McKenna 10
Colby 10
Colgate 10
Columbia University 10
Cornell University 10
University of Chicago 11
Dartmouth College 10
Davidson 10
Duke University 10
Emory University 11
Georgetown University 10
Grinnell 10
Hamilton College 10
Harvard University 6
Harvey Mudd College 10
Haverford 9
Johns Hopkins University 12
University of Illinois 10
University of California–Los Angeles 10
Macalester 10
Middlebury 10
Massachusetts Institute of Technology 10
Northwestern University 10
University of Notre Dame 9
University of Pennsylvania 11
Oberlin 10
Pomona 10
Princeton University 10
Rice University 11
Smith 10
University of Southern California 9
Stanford University 9
Swarthmore 10
Vanderbilt University 9
Vassar 9
University of Virginia 11
Washington University in St. Louis 10
Wake Forest University 10
Washington & Lee 10
Wellesley 10
Wesleyan 10
Williams 10
Yale University 11</p>

<p>+1 JHU for accepting the smartest person I know
-1 MIT for rejecting the smartest person I know… lol</p>