Tier rankings for hedge fund straight out of undergrad?

Tier 1a: Harvard, Princeton Tier 1b: MIT, Yale, Stanford, Wharton Tier 2a: Columbia, UPenn, Dartmouth Tier 2b: Cornell, Brown Tier 3a: ? opinions ? Tier 3b: ? opinions ?

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In my opinion:

Tier 1a: Harvard, Princeton

Tier 1b: MIT, Yale, Stanford, Wharton

Tier 2a: Columbia, UPenn, Dartmouth

Tier 2b: Cornell, Brown

 
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