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Originally Posted by MysticCat
I don't know if there is a universal breakdown, but maybe people are referring to the US News & World Report rankings and treating the Top 100 as Tier 1 (1-50) and Tier 2 (51-100). |
That's what I was using - my school is somewhere in the 40s, so that's the breakdown I used. I agree though that the schools at the top (the Ivies, U of Chicago, etc.) would probably laugh if I referred to my school as Tier 1 in front of them.