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Speculation without sufficient evidence, as I'm quoting from you above, is the literal definition of conjecture. Schools that are as highly ranked as the Ivy's, are still capable of hiring professors that cannot teach for the life of them, but have exceptional research accolades. Would this still qualify as the best of faculty, particularly for dental school?
Okay, two different thoughts circulating in this thread. One's an observation and the other's speculation.
Idea one - Students tend to (emphasis on tend to) go to best school they got into. This is an observation I made from perusing thru predents and mdapplicants. These two sites serve as my source. Feel free to skim thru profiles and see if you notice the same thing.
Idea two - Possible consequences of a rankings system. This is purely brainstorming possibilities using intuition. I have no support for anything here, and I'm not sure there can be support.
And the best faculty idea will inevitably lead to a deadend no matter which side you choose to argue for. No school can have all the best faculty, while some may have more to choose from. No "best faculty" will be the best for everyone, especially since there are numerous learning styles. Not to mention that age-old Best Researcher vs Best Instructor topic. The list goes on...
But this is getting stupid, so let's change the topic. Did you not enjoy your time at Penn? ...did you take any classes with Pulitzer Prize winners or Nobel lureates? Did you do research on some cutting-edge topic with redhot scientists? Did you do a keg stand while at America's number one party school? Did you pass the bong around too many times (answer this one yourself and not on here)?