agree with most of your ideas, but not the boundary of top 30 and non-top 30. except for the ten plus elite schools( there are still some tiers among them), other schools (several dozens in number) will not bring you any brandname effect both in US and China. The difference between top 10 and top 30 is huge, while the difference between so-called top 30 and, say, 50 is negligible. Therefore, it is sometimes suggested that for second tier school, location is more important than a few spots higher in ranking. |