What are the Tier 2 Schools??

<p>Anyone got any??
This is what I found...but these don't seem right...:</p>

<p>American University
Auburn University
Baylor University
Boston University
Brigham Young University--Provo
Catholic University of America
Clarkson University
Clark University
Clemson University
Colorado School of Mines
Florida State University
Fordham University
George Washington University
Howard University
Illinois Institute of Technology
Indiana University--Bloomington
Iowa State University
Loyola University Chicago
Marquette University
Miami University--Oxford
Michigan Technological University
Ohio State University--Columbus
Ohio University
Purdue University--West Lafayette
Rutgers--New Brunswick
Southern Methodist University
Stevens Institute of Technology
St. Louis University
SUNY--Binghamton
Syracuse University
Texas A&M University--College Station
Texas Christian University
University of Alabama
University of Arizona
University of California--Riverside
University of California--Santa Cruz
University of Colorado--Boulder
University of Connecticut
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Iowa
University of Kansas
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland--College Park
University of Massachusetts--Amherst
University of Miami
University of Minnesota
University of Missouri--Columbia
University of Missouri--Rolla
University of New Hampshire
University of Pittsburgh
University of San Diego
University of San Francisco
University of South Carolina--Columbia
University of Tennessee--Knoxville
University of Utah
University of Vermont
Virginia Tech
Washington State University
Worcester Polytechnic Institute</p>

<p>It deponds on how you define "tier two"
Some say it's anthing beneath HYPSM, other say anything beneath an Ivy equivlent, others meand non top-25 ect...</p>

<p>I think that tThe list you have is the US news tier 2.</p>

<p>So what are the ones people are saying you can get into if you have money?</p>

<p>^Schools that aren't need blind and want to attract full pay students.</p>

<p>The tier 2 schools are the universities ranked between 60-120 on USNews. That's everywhere from Boston University to Washington State...</p>

<p>Wait...where is Michigan State?</p>

<p>i love when people rank schools, its ridiculous....it doesnt matter what other people think....i.e. tier 1, tier 2, it's all about how you feel at the school. Just because you come out of Harvard rather than UW-Superior, doesn't mean anything</p>

<p>ranking schools, hahahahaha; too bad grads with history degrees from Harvard or philosophy degrees from UC Berkeley stand a good chance of ending up back at home living with their parents or working at Starbucks (unless mommy and daddy have set up a huge trust fund for them); while an accounting degree from San Jose State, Golden Gate University, or Michigan State allows a grad to earn a real good living and live on their own. I guess if your ego needs a good stroking, you like bling, and gotta have a BMW, then you gotta go to an IVY or other US News top school. I like the way that a weekly news magazine has suddenly set itself up as an autority on top schools. That's like Gourmet Magazine recommending the best tires for your car.</p>

<p>No, you couldn't be more wrong. Students with liberal arts degreees from top schools tend to to top graduate programs in law and business. They get paid more then students with more degrees from generic, career oriented schools. The US News ranking has it's flaws but you can't be suggesting that San Jose State is better then the top 25?</p>

<p>Your premise is only true to an extent. It is much more important what you do as an undergraduate than where you do it. Anyone can get into a top graduate school, but even then if you don't have the aptitude or passion for whatever it is you're studying, you will not succeed. Where one goes to college is WAY overrated, especially on this site.</p>