“It might also help to show, over time, that the supposed superiority of an Ivy League education is highly over-rated. […] In time, people would see that the very top schools are like those celebrities who are merely famous for being famous. Harvard would be recognized for what it is, the Justin Bieber of higher education.” (Forbes)

Brown: the Lena Dunham of higher education

Duke: the Chris Brown of higher education

NYU: the Patti Smith of higher education

Wesleyan: the Pink Floyd of higher education

Dartmouth: the Ashley Olsen of higher education

Cornell: the Mary-Kate Olsen of higher education

Georgetown: the Michael J. Fox of higher education

Princeton: the Snooki nip-slip of higher education

Columbia: the Al Pacino of higher education

UCLA: the Encino Man of higher education

Barnard: the Winona Ryder of higher education

Wellesley: the Hillary-Clinton-but-only-in-a-pant-suit of higher education

Notre Dame: the Jesus of higher education

Brigham Young University: the Brigham Young of higher education

Boston University: the John Belushi of higher education

Boston College: the Jim Belushi of higher education

University of Oxford: the David-Beckham-in-a-bowler-hat of higher education

University of Cambridge: the Victoria Beckham of higher education

University of London: the Pete Doherty of higher education

Yale: the chimpanzee riding a Segway of higher education

– Jay Gabler, Katie Sisneros, and Chris Vondracek