<p>Okay, how exactly is "tier judgment" decided upon? External rankings? Is it even a formal system?</p>
<p>Also, can anybody elaborate upon what, in essence, makes a third tier school what it is? --- thanks</p>
<p>Okay, how exactly is "tier judgment" decided upon? External rankings? Is it even a formal system?</p>
<p>Also, can anybody elaborate upon what, in essence, makes a third tier school what it is? --- thanks</p>