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by DrSpock 4593 days ago
Entry into elite PhD programmes is as competitive as ever. Others, not so.
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mcguire 4593 days ago
...and of course Brown (where the author is) is top-twenty, in fact tied at #20 [according to US News & World Report[1]] with places like Rice. It's pretty elite.

[1] http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-gradu...

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ex_ex_nihilo 4593 days ago
Wow, my school's not even on the list and our graduate program for CS/CE has less than a 13% acceptance rate.
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aet 4593 days ago
This lists are basically meaningless. However, I wouldn't argue with the top 10 or so.
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