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<p>That does not logically follow. Any school deemed the the “best” (whatever that means) does not guarantee that the school will be filled with every single one of the very best students with no talent left for the other schools. Think of an analogy: The Super Bowl champion team may well be called the best team in football. So that probably means they have many very good players, but that does not mean that they have the very best player at every single position or even the very best at any one position.</p>
<p>It <em>might</em> true if every kid in America applied to Harvard, and Harvard had their complete pick of everyone applying, and their yeild was 100%. But none of these things is true. </p>
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<p>I agree. So quit worrying about rankings and just look for the school that fits what you are looking for.</p>
<p>Part of the reason why Harvard looms so large in the public’s mind is that it’s the oldest school in the country and it is the most famous. The name Harvard has become synonymous with high quality education, research, and expertise. That’s why you commonly see news organizations interviewing Harvard profs to get their opinions on this or that issue. But none of this ensures that Harvard is the “best.”</p>
<p>I have no Idea what it means to be the “best” university or how such a thing could be measured. So it’s impossible to say whether Harvard has earned that title. What I will say is that Havard is not perfect by any means, but it does many, many things very well. It has does so decade after decade, century after century, and will likely continue doing so for the forseeable future.</p>