<p>Everyone under-rates UT, but everyone so far has forgotten about Georgia...over the past 10 years it has gotten incredibly selective (especially for out of state, due to the Hope scholarship program), and is ranked above Arizona, Vermont, and many of the other schools on the list</p>
<p>What about the public liberal arts? Evergreen, Geneseo and Mary Washington all deserve a mention.</p>
<p>"COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY"</p>
<p>Never knew that was a public school (Sorry only pay attention to schools I apply to)... sounded like a private to me since it had no state name in it -_-</p>
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Can you really justify that? Compare it to the regionality of UC Berkeley or UCLA.
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<p>3 Words (that i despise):
Ten Percent Rule</p>
<p>don't feel too bad damitssam, there's people in Virginia who think it's private too...</p>
<p>Top ten percent...<em>shudder</em></p>
<p>miami of ohio</p>
<p>miami is alright. I think it's a solid school, comparable to Ohio State. Unlike William and Mary, which can rank in the very top publics on sheer academics/student body quality, Miami is a bit weaker, especially on research.</p>
<p>I was only concluding that miami should be added to this list</p>
<p>When it comes to public schools, their reputation has a lot to do with geography. While one school might be considered prestigious in one part of the country, in another it might be relatively unheard of by the general public. For example, here in New York City, the UVa Club shares a clubhouse with Yale and Dartmouth. In fact, UVa is the only public school to be "in residence" at an Ivy League clubhouse here in the City. Plus, whenever I go "clubbing" (aka attending collegiate mixers among the Ivies and their equivalents - i.e. Stanford, Georgetown, etc.), UVa is usually the only public school invited. This doesn't mean that the other publics aren't great, it's just that they're not considered as prestigious in the "club scene." Inversely, I'm sure UVa wouldn't be invited to the ball in other parts of the country. </p>
<p>Ergo, ranking schools in the end is ridiculous since a school's prestige is subjective.</p>
<p>Kazz, you <em>might</em> find my post elsewhere helpful to shed some light....</p>