<p>Thought I'd post this since I mentioned it on another thread and how it questions the so called wisdom of rankings which they describe as "unworthy" of consideration in your choice. Its interesting in how this same opinion could be said for undergrad choices/fit. Seems that the Law School Admssions Council (LSAT) has taken a stand on what rankings really mean compared to what provides the best experience/education for a particular student. The list of dozens of Deans that endorse this statement, link at bottom, in fact it probably represents almost all schools in the US, includes all the "top" schools such as Emory,YALE, Harvard, PENN, Chicago, Cornell, Columbia, Georgetown, and so on.</p>
<p>Hm yeah the generic "you can be succesful no matter where you go to college" message.</p>
<p>Not really worth even looking at</p>
<p>Thats not what it says---with over 2600 posts one would think reading prior to commenting would be more useful. I see by your posts you are obsessed with opinions on "better" schools and how they rank. Theres plenty of room here for that viewpoint which some would say dominates "CC". I beg others to take a look with an open mind since this info may make sense to the 99% of citizens that do not graduate from the IVy League as well as to those choosing between Ivy League type schools with factors like location being perhaps the most important variable.</p>
<p>Not everyone who goes to college wants to go to law school. I'm interested in Investment Banking and Goldman Sachs came onto my campus today and answered all my questions. They will be back at Vandy in October for interviews. Elite schools just make the job-searching process easy.</p>
<p>Well, its still not worth reading...many people on this forum already say "prestige and how strong the school is" shouldn't matter...but people who come to this fourm on the first place are only interested in the top 25 or so schools to begin with</p>
<p>If you read more posts than write them perhaps you'd notice that not everyone on CC is interested ONLY in the top 25 as you claim. Perhaps on the threads you choose to read that has some truth. Or am I wrong, other posters, are you only interested in top 25 colleges???</p>
<p>If one was humble enough to read something prior to offering a negative viewpoint one would see the letter is not about admission factors but is written as a consumer alert so that applicants have a realistic view of what research shows matters when choosing where to apply or accept admission. For every person that will go anywhere so long as it has a so called prestige branding there are dozens that make choices based on location, yes location, which includes proximity to home and family.</p>