<p>“Then why don’t we see the “2009 Alexandre Ranking of Global Universities” in our local Barnes & Noble bookstores? They aren’t perfect, but the researchers at USNWR have established themselves as the authorities of higher education, especially at the undergraduate level. No one’s going to stop listening to them and start listening to you.”</p>
<p>Simple ring<em>of</em>fire, I am not interested in publishing rankings. I rate universities for my clients, not for publication. </p>
<p>“Oh really? Do you have any proof of this? Their ranking generally falls in line what most educated posters including yourself believe to be the order of the top universities in the country.”</p>
<p>You are not among the most educated posters. About 15% of the regular posters on this website have graduate degrees from top programs. And my oroginal comments was aimed at the academic community (university professors, intellectual elite etc…), not the educated masses.</p>
<p>"This is false based on my experiences. Going to Michigan Law School or a Berkeley Engineering Masters Program is a totally different animal than going to either of these schools for undergrad. The naive and uneducated might not notice, but educated individuals such as myself know the difference and will be a lot more impressed by the Michigan Law school candidate than the regular LSA student.</p>
<p>We all know that Michigan has a 50% acceptance rate for undergrad and a sub 10% acceptance rate AMONG the nation’s top scholars for Law, Med and Biz school. We aren’t fools here Alexandre.</p>
<p>If you tell me you went to Cal or UMich, I always make sure to clarify what division to gain context of the individual. I imagine every educated person does the same."</p>
<p>Not really, the knowlegdeable does not differentiate and applies equal respect to all top universities. The petty and shallow try to differentiate where they are is no basis for segregation.</p>
<p>“Well, I knew all my schools provided excellent postgraduate and professional opportunities, so I really wanted to get the input for current or recently graduated students (which I did) to ensure that I got a top-notch, personalized education with plenty of opportunities to do research, study abroad and do community service so I can be well positioned for the future (which I am, I work at one of the MBB consulting giants).”</p>
<p>Good for you. You could have accomplished exactly that at roughly 20 universities and 10 LACs, including the schools we listed above as Duke’s peers.</p>