What are the best Universities in the world?

look up universities ranking in google; the results are slightly different in different sources since the factors are not the same. a good one is: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2009/results

The top ten research universities in the U.S.and world-wide are: 1. Harvard, US 2. Stanford, US 3. Cambridge UK England 4. University of California, Berkeley, US 5. Massachusetts Inst Tech, US 6. California Inst Tech, US 7. Princeton, US 8. Oxford UK England 9. Columbia, US 10. Chicago, US An application to any and all universities on this list or otherwise will include; your graduation from high school. it will also include your GPA. Information you may also be asked to included is your high school's rating in terms of its curricula offerings. You participation in extra curricular activities will also be asked about Some information about your leadership skills also must be shown at high school and in your community. Additionally, your volunteering activity outside of the high school should also be included. Submission of two and sometimes three letters of reference about your skills and abilities will be required, and there also be questions about your work experience in the community or beyond it. And, finally, when you are invited for an interview, you you should dress appropriately. You also must answer all of the questions that the interview committee asked of you. Moreover, you should be prepared to ask questions of the interview committee about facilities, professors, and programs where you may have an interest.