What's the hardest/ most prestigious university in the world?

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<p>Hey idiots, there is a simple explanation for why IIT seems more "selective" than it actually is if you took the damn time to think logically about it. As in most Asian countries, India administers a national standardized exam, similar to the SATs. However, since it is the only criterion for entrance into universities, ANYONE WHO WRITES THE EXAM IS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSIONS TO THE INSTITUTE. If you really considered it, probably less than 0.1% of the population actually has the marks and intelligence to compete for actual admissions. In the US, the majority of the applicants to HYP are self-selective( meaning they usually have top ranks in their classes, have scored over a 700 (top 5%, (but oh wait, NOT EVERYONE TAKES THE SATs) on the SATs, and excellent extracurriculars- and EVEN THEN, not even close to half of those applicants apply), therefore bloating the top universities' admit rate (if they did it India's way, they would have a -0.03% admit rate, WOW!!). This is simply all there is to it. </p>

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That's ****ing awesome, bro!! I know a dude who works at water treatment plants too!! He went to DeVry!!</p>

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<p>Why, thank you for calling me an idiot!</p>

<p>Must you resort to name-calling? Seriously, dude, there's a fine line between sarcasm and oogliness. Fine line.</p>

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<p>I heard University of Chicago and Berkeley are pretty cut throat.</p>

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<p>Sorry snoopy, I just get overly excited sometimes. I take back the idiot comment. I do stand by everything else I wrote tho :)</p>

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<p>I've looked at the IIT math section, and, although somewhat tricky, they don't require any out of the box thinking like in the AIME. They are all very direct and just require some basic thinking. P.S. i'm not particularly great at math, i haven't even skipped in my curriculum.</p>

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<p>Seoul National University in South Korea only has an acceptance rate of 0.5%. Approximately 80,000 students apply per year with only 4000 getting in.</p>

<p>also, bear in mind that Korean students have a reputation for being very hardworking in general, so getting into this university is "the most coveted achievement" among top students in Korea.</p>

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<p>4000/80000 * 100% = 5% for Seoul National University</p>

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<p>ooops sorry! i meant 4000 out of 800000, so it's 0.5% :)</p>

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<p>I'm glad I don't come from one of these countries where one's entire future is based on the university you are admitted to. Like Japan, yeesh - I heard they have a spate of student suicides every year after the admission results come out. They throw themselves in front of subway trains and their families are sent the bill for the resulting delay in train service.</p>

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<p>"Like Japan, yeesh - I heard they have a spate of student suicides every year after the admission results come out"</p>

<p>I don't know where you got this information, but it's definitely wrong!!!
Please, don't be ridiculous, and I know this because I'm from Japan, and I watch news all of the time.</p>

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<p>don't get up in arms about acceptance rates from foreign (especially asian) countries. keep in mind that in the US there are nearly 2500 four year colleges and nearly 1200 2 year colleges for about 1.8 million students.</p>

<p>In China there are about 2000 colleges and 6 million students enter every year.</p>

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<p>Well, what Dionysus said was true. All graduating Koreans take entrance exams for entrance to college, so of course the rate would be so tiny.</p>

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<p>West Point!</p>

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<p>Hey idiots, there is a simple explanation for why IIT seems more "selective" than it actually is if you took the damn time to think logically about it. As in most Asian countries, India administers a national standardized exam, similar to the SATs. However, since it is the only criterion for entrance into universities, ANYONE WHO WRITES THE EXAM IS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSIONS TO THE INSTITUTE.</p>

<p>IIT uses its own exam, quite seperate from the national one. This one is used by about 9 colleges in India. Indeed, the only ones who bother taking the exam are quite self-selective.</p>

<p>Please, refrain from making unintelligent assertions with such arrogance.</p>

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<p>How many universities are there in India and what is the population? If your choices are few and you are competing with many, of course it is difficult to get into...that doesn't necessarily mean the admitted students are all way above those rejected...how does one go about admitting from such a large pool..</p>

<p>Prestige, difficult classes and difficulty in admissions are not always correlated</p>

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<p>I'm just surprised kids in Asia don't like stab each other in the back just so they can get ahead. I'd never be able to survive in an environment like that....I also heard IIM (India Institute of Management) is pretty competitive. But in terms of prestige it depends on the area of study and what not. really. Like Yale Law School's considered the best law school but HBS and Wharton are considered the best business schools.</p>

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<p>Okay, my information was from a former teacher who had spent 3 years living/working in Japan. Perhaps he was exaggerating?</p>

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<p>Hardest uni in the world (to get in, and stay in) is IIT, no contest. Most prestigious is Oxford followed by Harvard followed by Cambridge (neck and neck).</p>

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<p>no way Oxford is more prestigious than Harvard and Cambridge!</p>

<p>It's so obvious that it should be Harvard>Cambridge>Oxford, whether you're talking about reputation, amounting of funding or selectivity.</p>

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<p>Look IIT being one of the hardest places to get in to does NOT make it the most prestigious. Also although it is THE ultimate place to be if you are in India, the place itself doesn't live up to the hype completely. (from current iit-ians)
but then again...i guess no place really does...not even Hahvahd</p>