<p>Also, this is probably the wrong thread to post this in, but I am an east coast girl and I was wondering what's with the intense rivalry between USC and UCLA? I know they are both in the same area and everything and tehy compete in sports, but what else contributes to the supposed bitter rivalry?</p>
<p>The inferiority complex at USC. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Maybe only put NYU Stern :P</p>
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Also, this is probably the wrong thread to post this in, but I am an east coast girl and I was wondering what's with the intense rivalry between USC and UCLA? I know they are both in the same area and everything and tehy compete in sports, but what else contributes to the supposed bitter rivalry?
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<p>It's public vs private. They're two of the most visible schools in that area. They are both in LA. They're comparable athletically and academically. Countless pranks have been done at the opposing school's expense. They've always been rivals, that's just how it's been.</p>
<p>USC and NYU are just overrated, We have 4 people going to USC next year from my school and they all had less than 1800 SATs and their gpas aren't that fine. NYU? except for stern and tisch, the rests are just o.k</p>
<p>but I agree with Tufts, Tufts should be in it, it's more prestigious and tougher to get in than Emory and Vandy.</p>
<p>btw I am going to EMORY next year!!!!!! Emory Might Be Ranked 20, But its #1 In My Book :p</p>
<p>Duke is the most overrated, and should be replaced by Tufts.</p>
<p>USC, Tufts, NYU</p>
<p>Don't know why, but UCLA just tries to beat USC in everything.. and fails... Especially in football department.</p>
<p>William and Mary should definitely be on the list!</p>
<p>idk i think the CC top Universities should only be for the absolutely tough to get in type of schools. I therefore think CIT, MIT, Duke, Stanford, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins, and Notre Dame should be on there. The other schools are not exactly "CC top." They're top in the world but not "CC top."</p>
<p>If you're going to put Carnegie Mellon, Nortre Dame, JHU (for undergrad) on there you might as well put on Tufts, etc too. Also, they put tons of liberal arts schools on the list, so why not more universities?</p>
<p>Duke should be there, but certainly not Tufts.</p>
<p>Tufts does not excel in many fields. It is basically good in International Relations and that's about it. It lacks a good business and engineering program and is comparable to Wake Forrest.</p>
<p>No kidding. Is Tufts a very good school with solid academics? Yes indeed. Is Tufts a top school that is truly outstanding in a wide variety of field like the best schools? Not by a long shot. Tufts is too one-dimensional.</p>
<p>Tuft's student body is as good as any save HYPS, but the school itself isn't commensurate with the quality of its student body, basically bright eastern seaboard kids from fine middle class families, whom neither the Ivies or little Ivies care much about anymore.</p>
<p>Though there are a few areas where tufts is relatively weak, this is probably true of all schools except those at the very very top. In addition to International Relations, its premed, psych, political science, and history programs are all very good and well-regarded. The school is better for teaching than for research, but seriously, how many undergrads are involved in high-level research?</p>
<p>Btw, Tufts' engineering program is actually quite good. It just suffers from the fact that it's small and exists in the shadow of MIT. Still, my point about undergraduates not doing advanced resarch applies here too I think.</p>
<p>The faculty is highly intelligent and accomplished, though admittedly it does not contain any nobel prize winners.</p>
<p>Also, I think Tufts' reputation (at least in the northern US) is good enough to allow it a place in the top schools. Of course, many of the schools now on the list are not known outside their regions either.</p>
<p>I'll also suggest that instead of adding to the top schools, CC should remove some schools from the top schools list. Emory, UNC, Vanderbilt, and WUSTL are schools that don't really have any business being referred to as "top universities" IMNSHO. The remaining schools are all nationally recognized and offer a great deal of depth and breadth in their offerings.</p>
<p>I would add William and Mary and Tufts. I don't see any that really need to be dropped.</p>
<p>I would add nothing and drop UNC. At the most, the next one dropped would probably be Emory. Once again, it is too narrow in its top field of pre-med and is pretty regional in its reputation.</p>
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Btw, Tufts' engineering program is actually quite good. It just suffers from the fact that it's small and exists in the shadow of MIT. Still, my point about undergraduates not doing advanced resarch applies here too I think.
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<p>I disagree here. A lot. I'd suggest that a Tufts engineering is in the shadow of at least 4 other schools within 50 miles of Boston, not just MIT. MIT, Olin, BU, Northeastern, and WPI. Nobody has anything close to a "WOW, A Tufts engineering degree" reaction in Boston. Unless, of course, you go to or graduated from Tufts.</p>