Expert: Susie Watts - 7/20/2011

Question
Hi, which magazine/newspaper rankings of colleges would you say is most accurate?

Also, how would you rank these four prestigious universities:
Yale, Cambridge, Harvard, and Oxford?

I do not plan on going to one of these in the near future, but i would just like to know.



Thanks

Answer
As a private college counselor, I am not a big believer in any of the magazine rankings.  I think they may be interesting to look at on occasion, but I have seen too many students go to prestigious universities and not be happy because the school was not the right fit.  The information in the rankings is often not accurate and some of the qualities they rank are not all that important.  As for ranking the schools you mentioned, I think they are all prestigious and provide amazing educations for students who feel the school is right for them academically, socially, and financially. I don't think one is superior to another.  It's all about the experience you want.

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