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<p>So, according to your logic, then UCL (whatever that is), Imperial College (again, whatever school this is) is superior on an international level than truly global schools like Princeton, Columbia and Stanford…</p>

<p>Keep trying, buddy…</p>

<p>Great analysis!</p>

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<p>“according to your logic, then UCL (whatever that is), Imperial College (again, whatever school this is) is superior on an international level than truly global schools like Princeton, Columbia and Stanford…”</p>

<p>lol SmartGuy- those are the best colleges of the UK…they match the Ivies clearly.</p>

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<p>Can we steer the conversation back to UChi/Columbia?</p>

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<p>Note that “U.S.News & World Report’s World’s Best Universities rankings, based on the QS World University Rankings, identified these to be the world’s top universities in 2010”.</p>

<p>So this was really a British ranking, and this explains the accident of those British schools ranking at the top. I have to say the Brits have become modest and bashful in their self regard --They even let in a few non-British schools in the top 10.</p>

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<p>You haven’t heard of the Imperial College? It’s part of the British Big Three; Cambridge, Oxford, and the Imperial College.</p>

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<p>Well, to get back to UChi/CU, OP, have you started thinking about the pros and cons of each? Like, can you say a little about what attracts you to each school, or maybe your general academic/extracurricular interests? That could help people in giving more helpful advice.</p>

<p>Also, re: ED/EA, I agree that it’s a good idea, but if you get into CU ED you’ll be obligated to go to CU. So if it’s neck-and-neck, then yeah, apply ED to CU and EA to UChi. But if you end up having a strong or even just significant preference for UChi, then you shouldn’t apply ED to Columbia also.</p>