What's in Name? It does not matter where you go for your Ph.D. The real success is whether you will sustain throughout the program. I heard that there are more than 50 drop out rate in those ranking university, and if you cannot make it through all your time and investment gone. Nonetheless, I am not discouraging you. My suggestion is go where you think you can make it happen. After all, after your Ph.D. you sell your experties not the school's name.