Ranking of T14, from most to least prestigious Forum

[laxbrah420]

Also, tNE ≠ NE. Pick one, prestigious bro.

[bernaldiaz]

Other than Duke, what other schools vary widly in peoples' prestige conceptions?

Chicago, definitely.

[Chucky21]

Other than Duke, what other schools vary widly in peoples' prestige conceptions?

Lot's of people mistake Upenn with Penn state. Also whenever a school name begins with 'university of...' the prestige takes a hit for the layman.

[KevinP]

Just for the lulz.

I'm surprised a lot of people think UChicago has lay prestige. My experience has shown the opposite (West Coast).

Here's my rankings:
Harvard
Princeton Law
Yale
Stanford
Georgetown
Columbia
Berkeley
Cornell
Penn
Duke
Northwestern
NYU
Chicago
Michigan
Virginia

[Chucky21]

Just for the lulz.

I'm surprised a lot of people think UChicago has lay prestige. My experience has shown the opposite (West Coast).

Here's my rankings:
Harvard
Princeton Law
Yale
Stanford
Georgetown
Columbia
Berkeley
Cornell
Penn
Duke
Northwestern
NYU
Chicago
Michigan
Virginia

+1 on the Princeton law

[Neander]

Just for the lulz.

I'm surprised a lot of people think UChicago has lay prestige. My experience has shown the opposite (West Coast).

Here's my rankings:
Harvard
Princeton Law
Yale
Stanford
Georgetown
Columbia
Berkeley
Cornell
Penn
Duke
Northwestern
NYU
Chicago
Michigan
Virginia

Hah, I love how you included Princeton Law. I actually lol'd.

[Real Madrid]

Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Chicago
Stanford
Georgetown
Cornell
Duke
Northwestern
....

Michigan?
Virginia?
NYU?


Yeah, I said that. We are talking lay prestige ppl.

Outed for not being able to count to 14.

[Chucky21]

Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Chicago
Stanford
Georgetown
Cornell
Duke
Northwestern
....

Michigan?
Virginia?
NYU?


Yeah, I said that. We are talking lay prestige ppl.

Outed for not being able to count to 14.

Or strenuous anti upenn trolling

[Neander]

Just for the lulz.

I'm surprised a lot of people think UChicago has lay prestige. My experience has shown the opposite (West Coast).

Here's my rankings:
Harvard
Princeton Law
Yale
Stanford
Georgetown
Columbia
Berkeley
Cornell
Penn
Duke
Northwestern
NYU
Chicago
Michigan
Virginia

Georgetown higher than Columbia? Outed as Georgetown student.

[PDaddy]

My guess on "lay" prestige.

Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Columbia
Penn
Duke
Cornell
Northwestern
Berkeley
Georgetown
Virginia
Michigan
Chicago
NYU

You would be surprised at the number of people who do not know that U-Chicago isn't just some small, local college for people who couldn't get into Northwestern, Notre Dame, UIUC, Michigan, Wisconsin, or Minnesota. People think it's on the level of the University of Miami, Seattle University, the University of San Francisco, or the University of Houston, all very good schools, but not thought of as elite.

Colleges with city names in them just aren't thought of as prestigious, which explains the similar regard for NYU.

[Real Madrid]

My guess on "lay" prestige.

Harvard
Yale
Stanford
Columbia
Penn
Duke
Cornell
Northwestern
Berkeley
Georgetown
Virginia
Michigan
Chicago
NYU


You would be surprised at the number of people who do not know that U-Chicago isn't just some small, local college for people who couldn't get into Northwestern, Notre Dame, UIUC, Michigan, Wisconsin, or Minnesota.

Yup. Probably prevents Brian Leiter from sleeping at night.

[dabbadon8]

While lay prestige doesn't do anything for actual legal hiring, it is nice when you tell people where you go to school and they don't ask "why go there over_________ (insert local TTT/state school)?

[Chucky21]

tbh, just saying you go to law school works wonders on the lay folk

[Tiago Splitter]

Just for the lulz.

I'm surprised a lot of people think UChicago has lay prestige. My experience has shown the opposite (West Coast).

Here's my rankings:
Harvard
Princeton Law
Yale
Stanford
Georgetown
Columbia
Berkeley
Cornell
Penn
Duke
Northwestern
NYU
Chicago
Michigan
Virginia

Georgetown higher than Columbia? Outed as Georgetown student.

LOL dude will be a Columbia student. But he's right. People think really highly of Georgetown, although not in DC, apparently.

[JamMasterJ]

Other than Duke, what other schools vary widly in peoples' prestige conceptions?

Chicago, definitely.

absolutely. Some people know it to be as rigorous as it is. But my dad was initially surprised that Northwestern wasn't higher ranked than UChi

[Neander]

Concerning Chicago: Before applying to UGs, I actually hadn't ever heard of Chicago. Dunno why Chicago suffers from less prestige than it should have. Maybe for the same reason Penn does (University of...)

A name like "Duke" or "Cornell" or (especially) "Dartmouth" kind of yells prestige and douchebaggery.

[KevinP]

Georgetown higher than Columbia? Outed as Georgetown student.

Haha.. actually chose CLS + decent scholly over GULC at near full ride. I've never understood GULC's prestige, but some of the people I've talked to put it right next to Harvard.

My favorite joke about going to Columbia:
me: "I'm heading to Columbia next year."
random girl: "Oh wow, that's impressive."
me: "Yeah... the country."
random girl: "Oh... nvm."
^True story. She probably still think I'm heading to Colombia.

[JamMasterJ]

Concerning Chicago: Before applying to UGs, I actually hadn't ever heard of Chicago. Dunno why Chicago suffers from less prestige than it should have. Maybe for the same reason Penn does (University of...)

A name like "Duke" or "Cornell" or (especially) "Dartmouth" kind of yells prestige and douchebaggery.

and it's small and insular.

[fanmingrui]

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[Chucky21]

Concerning Chicago: Before applying to UGs, I actually hadn't ever heard of Chicago. Dunno why Chicago suffers from less prestige than it should have. Maybe for the same reason Penn does (University of...)

A name like "Duke" or "Cornell" or (especially) "Dartmouth" kind of yells prestige and douchebaggery.

'douchebaggery'... I like it

[Neander]

As old people die off, and young people pass through the UG application/Law School application/Med School application grinders, I think schools like Duke and Chicago will pick up prestige. People who apply to schools now will see that they are top 10 or top 15 in virtually every program, and as they become adults they will carry these preconceptions with them.

All the current prestige powerhouses will, of course, remain prestige powerhouses. Although I really think UPenn will keep suffering from the U.

[PDaddy]

Concerning Chicago: Before applying to UGs, I actually hadn't ever heard of Chicago. Dunno why Chicago suffers from less prestige than it should have. Maybe for the same reason Penn does (University of...)

A name like "Duke" or "Cornell" or (especially) "Dartmouth" kind of yells prestige and douchebaggery.

Yes. I was even shocked to learn in my late teens that Notre Dame was actually "the University of Notre Dame". I always wondered why it wasn't "Notre Dame University" or "Notre Dame College".

Conversely, I know people who think Boston College is on the same level as Harvard. For that matter, any school in the northeast is seen as prestigious. They might as well be Harvard or Yale.

In the aggregate, schools NOT named after places have more lay prestige. Schools named after people - fictitious or not - are thought to be most prestigious. Stanford, Duke, Vanderbilt, Emory, Columbia, Baylor, Rice, Purdue...

Note: Northwestern can go as high as 8th (or possibly even 7th) on the list. People all over the country know that it's badass. Many people in Chicago believe it's more prestigious than is U-Chicago. The only schools decidedly above Northwestern are HYS, Columbia, Penn Duke, and Cornell.

[fanmingrui]

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[3ThrowAway99]

Also, tNE ≠ NE. Pick one, prestigious bro.

Edit whatev

[3ThrowAway99]

Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Chicago
Stanford
Georgetown
Cornell
Duke
Northwestern
....

Michigan?
Virginia?
NYU?


Outed as intentionally not including others that aren't even worthy of lay mention brah

Yeah, I said that. We are talking lay prestige ppl.

Outed for not being able to count to 14.

Outed as not bothering to mention others that don't register with lay prestige brah.... Oh wait... do you go to one of those?

Ok, so PENN and Berk should be in there somewhere...