Similar examples are Dartmouth and Brandis.
Dartmouth, as one of the eight famous Ivy League schools, sometimes ranks eighty or even lower in the world rankings. Some American universities ranked in the fifties and sixties are dozens higher than Dartmouth. But in the actual choice, both Americans and foreigners are likely to choose Dartmouth.
Brandis is also very small, and its ranking in the world and international reputation are not good. But every native American knows Brandis's fame, and his students are one of the targets in the Wall Street job market besides Ivy League and liberal arts.
Rensselaer Institute of Technology, as a polytechnic, has been in the top 50 in the United States. It is famous for its heavy academic work and hard work. Employment prospects are good after graduation. Ranked in the top ten in the starting salary ranking of American graduates, and exported outstanding students to eastern companies such as IBM and GE every year. Historically, schools have also made many inventions that changed the world. In recent years, the ranking of RPI is indeed somewhat unsatisfactory, and the domestic comprehensive ranking has also dropped from 465,438+0 in 2065,438+0 to 50. But this does not affect Americans' concept that RPI is a polytechnic.
Americans' feelings for universities are often deeply rooted. A person may not look at the rankings year after year, but one day you tell him who is going to Rensselaer, and he will still say it's a polytechnic school. This is the real answer when Americans are really asked. So in addition to ranking, students should also look at the evaluation of a school by local forums, questions and answers and post bars in the United States. Their feelings about a school are the most authentic, and they are the impressions generated through long-term contact. Just like in China, you can clearly feel which school is better and which is worse, but you may never know the specific ranking of the school. This is also an understanding of the national conditions. So no matter what choice you make, it is most important to analyze the school rationally.