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Usually it's when a (new) Dean decides upon a particular mission.This is mostly in regards to the infamous NYU jump, I’m wondering what the school did to improve their quality so much so fast, and why other schools can’t do the same?
I don’t want this to become a debate on whether NYU deserves to be in the Top 10, I’m curious on the actual logistics of how the school went from being #30 and overshadowed by Columbia/Cornell to a powerhouse of their own. Yet, schools like Boston University have been stuck at around 30 forever. What happened within NYU that can’t be done at other schools to allow them massive vertical movement? Was NYU just under ranked previously? Or was it legitimately equal to somewhere like BU and somehow managed to vault themselves to the top.
Note: I only chose BU as an example, but the question can be applied to any school that used to be ranked similarly with NYU
but I don't know how US News determines their rankings.
If you think this formula is an inherently flawed way to determine the relative quality of medical schools you aren't alone.
The only people who care about these rankings are premeds and med school Deans.I mean... I kinda figured it was whack but I never actually looked into it. I don't know how anyone could think that any of that is a good idea.
NYU got a powerball-sized relief package from FEMA following Sandy and used it to build incredible new facilities and poach a bunch of high-profile faculty. It was always a bigger name than BU, etc., but it turned into a world-class medical center overnight.![]()
NYU Langone Medical Center to Get $1.13 Billion in Storm Aid (Published 2014)
The award will be used to restore damaged buildings and to protect the medical center, which is by the East River, from future flooding.www.nytimes.com
Whatever you think of the jump in rankings for the med school, the medical center definitely has the substance to back it up right now. They have pretty great departments across the board.
I (as a lowly premed) agree that the methods of any rank are going to have inherent flaws. But can anyone deny the general trend of US News has some level of value? People say all the time that the ranks have 0 meaning, but would those same people recommend going to a school ranked between 60-70 vs a school ranked 1-10 assuming price/ location preference and everything else is equal? Are the schools between 1-10 truly equal in opportunity for med students research and residency prospects as schools between 60-70?
This isn’t meant as a challenge but a genuine question as I’m currently in the situation where I have to decide between schools in those ranking cohorts. Most of the premeds on sdn would suggest prestige over anything, but it would be nice to have the input of actual physicians. Is going to a school ranked between 1-10 going to offer significant advantages or is that just an idea perpetuated by people who love prestige?
The effect of medical school rank/prestige on residency prospects is one of the oldest debates on SDN, and I've been coming here since 2000.