Ranking the Most Prestigious Prestige Rankings to Rank, by Prestige

Hey Yall,

Been a lot of prestige rankings floating around here lately. Wanted to help out and take a first pass at trying to rank all of the prestige rankings that I have seen by most to least prestigious. 

Top Tier: The Bulge Brackets & EBs

-Ranking your family members by prestige

-Ranking third-world countries by prestige

-Ranking vacation spots by prestige

-Ranking women by prestige

Upper Middle Tier: The Jefferies and William Blairs of the World

-Ranking historic pandemics by prestige

-Ranking causes of death by prestige

-Ranking age ranges to have your first kid (or get married) by prestige 

Solid Middle Tier: Propensity to Shift Down Market More Than Up Market

-Ranking eggs by prestige

-Ranking BMI index ranges by prestige

-Ranking body parts based on prestige

-Ranking elementary and middle schools based on prestige

Lower Middle Tier: The Cantor Fitzgeralds of the World

-Ranking high schools based on prestige

-Ranking IBs based on prestige

-Ranking PEGs based on prestige

-Ranking law firms and consultancies based on prestige

Bottom Tier: The Bumfuck Boutiques

-Ranking universities based on prestige

-Ranking the groups at a given bank based on prestige

-Ranking consumer discretionary products by prestige (cars/watches/aviation products)

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