<p>I know there is a thread on this, but can't find it.
does anyone have the link to it?</p>
<p>It's the one w/ U Chicago - Economics
Stanford - Physics
Harvard - Political Sciecne
etc.</p>
<p>In the College Confidential world, prestige is totally overrated and obsessed over, to the detriment of the students. What is "prestigious" rests totally in the eye of the beholder. Therefore, such a list is impossible to generate with accuracy. In college admissions, students should go where they want to go, and not worry about whether or not it's "the MOST prestigious"- that is a line which constantly shifts. The viewpoint is skewed by geography, theoretical perspectives, differing ranking methods, and other factors. </p>
<p>If one chooses a college based on prestige alone, how will you feel when 5 years later it drops down 5 on the capricious rankings? </p>
<p>Students should identify the type of school that is a fit, what geographical preferences they have, and how a school matches their personality. They should select schools within a certain tier of schools that are inline with their abilities and interest, and not fuss over whether Harvard's PoliSci is better than Georgetown's.</p>
<p>You are new to CC, please excuse my exhaustion with this subject. I'm tired of CC students trying to make the critical college decision based upon prestige alone. I've seen kids comparing apples and oranges -- large research universities vs. small LACs, you name it, and trying to decide based on prestige, and not whether or not it is a good fit for them as a person. If it's prestigious, great, if not, that's OK too. Lots of great people are running states and companies who lack "prestigious" degrees. </p>
<p>And finally, with regard to "most prestigious degrees by major", such a minute percentage of the population is going to know it is not significant. If you are in top tier program, employers and grad schools will be happy and accept you, even if your college is not that year's "most prestigious".</p>
<p>Finally, if a student wants to find the best school for their major, look at the faculty and see what their research is and if that is what you are interested in. Another downside of picking based on what's the most prestigious for any major is that most students change their major once in school. Again, you need to make sure the whole school is a fit for you.</p>
<p>Agree with above. College is a fit to be made. The "prestige" of the college is a general indication of how well you did in high school. I don't think people are going to care if others did well in high school.</p>
<p>In addition to changing majors, I'm against choosing schools by the strength in major also because how strong a program is generally depends the quality and quantity of research. Few if any undergraduates will participate in that kind of top-tier research, and if the student is motivated enough, they could do that kind of research anywhere. Many of the "amazing professors," even some with Nobel prizes, don't teach undergraduates. Others are amazing researchers and scholars but bad teachers. Of course, if a school does not have the prospective major, then don't choose the school.</p>
<p>take a step back, that is a legitimate question. Nobody is going to choose their major off of prestige compared to other majors from that school, that is ridiculous, and at places like MIT you couldn't survive unless you liked what you were doing. I don't know any of the answers, but it's an interesting question. There aren't really any differences though, especially within the schools at a university.</p>
<p>Yeah, although I agree with the above, it might just be someones curiosity?</p>
<p>Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Stanford
MIT
....most prestigious....</p>
<p>Most prestigious undergrad degree... is it groundhog's day?</p>
