<p>i agree with pierre about NYU. For a school in what is supposedly the financial and cultural capital of the world, it’s a pathetic #2 to Columbia. It’s about on par with Boston U, and in the Boston/Central Mass. area BU is way down the list, behind Harvard, MIT, Wellesley, Tufts, Brandeis, BC, Olin, Holy Cross, WPI, and maybe even Clark.</p>