<p>Just Curious, but what do you think the top ten state schools are?</p>
<p>I think the top five is pretty much established, but I wonder what you think the other top schools are.</p>
<p>My top ten would be something like:</p>
<p>1)Virginia
2)Cal Berkeley
3)North Carolina
4)UCLA
5)Michigan
6)Wisconsin-Madison
7)Georgia Tech
8)Texas
9)Washington
10)Penn State</p>
<p>I’d remove Georgia Tech from the top 10 and put William & Mary in at #6.</p>
<p>RonPaul, </p>
<p>In what way is UVa superior to Cal (and probably UMich too)?</p>
<p>All three are great schools, and you couldn’t go wrong with either, but I just like the more conservative tinge at UVA and they have better programs in the areas I am interested in. I also like the location of UVA over Cal. It really is a matter of opinion when schools are that good.</p>
<p>W&M is a top school, but it doesn’t feel like a “state” school to me. Although it happens to be public, it feels much more like a private school.</p>
<p>your top five is wrong if you have UM at #5.</p>
<ol>
<li>UC Berkeley</li>
<li>(tie) UCLA</li>
<li>(tie) Michigan</li>
<li>Virginia</li>
<li>North Carolina</li>
<li>William & Mary</li>
<li>Wisconsin</li>
<li>UIUC</li>
<li>Georgia Tech
10 U Washington</li>
</ol>
<p>( In no particular order)
Few are:
University of California- Berkeley
University of California- Los Angeles
University of Virginia
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor
University of Wisconsin- Madison
University of Washington- Seattle
Pennsylvania State University- University Park
Michigan State University
University of Minnesota- Twin Cities
Ohio State University</p>
<ol>
<li>Berkeley</li>
<li>UNC</li>
<li>UVA</li>
<li>Michigan</li>
<li>W&M</li>
<li>UCLA</li>
<li>Wisconsin</li>
<li>GT</li>
<li>UIUC</li>
<li>Florida</li>
</ol>
<p>Top 10 (No real order)</p>
<p>Berkeley
UCLA
Michigan
UNC
UVA
Wisconsin
W&M
Texas
Washington
Georgia Tech</p>
<p>Honorable Mention:</p>
<p>UIUC, Florida, Penn State</p>
<p>1) Virginia
2) Cal Berkeley
3) Michigan (tie)
3) North Carolina (tie)
3) UCLA (tie)
6) George Tech
7) Penn State
8) Wisconsin-Madison
9) Florida
10)Texas</p>
<p>Just on the outside looking in Rutgers, UConn, UWash. I didn’t include William and Mary simply because I think it is apples and oranges comparing universities to colleges.</p>
<p>I would squeeze UIUC into the top 10.</p>
<p>"I didn’t include William and Mary simply because I think it is apples and oranges comparing universities to colleges. "</p>
<p>That’s what I felt.</p>
<ol>
<li>Berkeley</li>
<li>LA</li>
<li>Michigan</li>
<li>Virginia</li>
<li>Wisconsin</li>
<li>North Carolina</li>
<li>UCSD</li>
<li>Washington</li>
<li>UC Davis</li>
<li>UC Santa Barbara</li>
</ol>
<p>
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<p>Agreed, and an overlook on my part. I’d slot them tied with Wisconsin.</p>
<p>Florida belongs nowhere near this list.</p>
<p>Berkeley
UCLA (2)
Michigan (2)
Virginia (2)
Wisconsin
North Carolina
Texas
Illinois
Washington
UC San Diego</p>
<p>RonPaul_2012. Just curious, what programs are you interested in at UVA?</p>
<p>By median SAT (from princetonreview, so probably a year old):</p>
<ol>
<li> William & Mary (1350)</li>
<li> Cal/Berkeley (1345)</li>
<li> Georgia Tech (1335)</li>
<li> SUNY Geneseo (1325)</li>
<li> UMichigan (1320)</li>
<li> UCSD (1315)</li>
<li> UVA (1310)</li>
<li> UCLA (1305)</li>
<li> UNC (1305)</li>
<li>UIllinois (1290)</li>
</ol>
<p>Other notables discussed:
UMaryland (1275), Penn St. (1195), UWashington (1205), UTexas (1240), UWisconsin (1280), SUNY Binghamton (1265), UFlorida (1250)</p>
<p>Geneseo is up over 1350 this year and Binghamton is just over 1300.</p>
<p>As long as Berkeley, UCLA, UVA, Michigan, and North Carolina are top 5 is all I really care about.</p>
<p>I think Cal, UCLA, UVA, Michigan and UNC are top 5 BUT I think a serious case can be made for Wisconsin. I know I would opt for Wisconsin over UNC all things being equal.</p>