Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/princeton--williams-take-top-spots-in-u-s--news-best-colleges-rankings-153155189.html
Watch the interview too. Over the past 20 years, more than 31 million students have dropped out of colleges, according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. That's why choosing a college that fits academically and financially is so important. |
Anonymous
Yes, and graduation rates are one of the data points that USNRW uses. Look at the those rates for all of the top 50 schools or so. Contrast same to for-profit schools like ITT Tech or DeVry. |
Anonymous
| ^^USNWR I meant |
Anonymous
Graduation rate performance accounts for 7.5% of the USNEWS ranking: http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2014/09/08/how-us-news-calculated-the-2015-best-colleges-rankings?page=4 |
Anonymous
| Isn't USNEWS such a failure it went out of business? How is it still relevant to anything? |
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| Once again. |
Anonymous
| The rankings are flawed, no one should rely solely on them, etc. etc. But the whether ranked No. 1 or No. 5, the simple reality is that both Princeton and Williams are great educational institutions -- as are many other schools that are high ranked by USN. But is UMBC a stronger academic institution than UPenn or is St. Mary's College really stronger than Amherst or Bowdon? I doubt it. |
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I went to Princeton back in the day but it has changed. It now seems to funnel students to Wall St jobs, finance. When I was there, a few students were interested in that sort of thing but I had classmates going into journalism, academia, even -- gasp -- public service. Now things are completely flipped where its the small minority who go for that sort of thing while the majority goes for finance.
Princeton may rank #1 but my opinion of the school as an educational institute has gone way down. I'm sure it has everything US News wants -- enormous spending on facilities, students with sky high grades and scores -- but I question what they are actually giving the students. Yes, let's all stand up and applaud for Princeton. But I wouldn't want my children going there. |
Anonymous
This tiger has a different perspective. Today, there's a lot more support (through grants, no-loan financial aid, etc.)-and a lot more opportunities for students to pursue careers that are more public-oriented or not so remunerative. I recall students who reluctantly went to Wall St because they had big student loans and were nervous financially rather than following their passion. |
Anonymous
The finance jobs get a lot of attention when the focus is on students' first jobs out of college. It has been that way for decades. Many of the students doing one or two-year stints on Wall Street, however, end up doing different things entirely. There are plenty of great schools, but it doesn't get any better than Princeton for bright students who want to have the opportunity to explore many different disciplines. |
Anonymous
Well it did because all print journalism went out of fashion, the college rating article - which started as a fluke - is the only money maker left. |
Anonymous
| williams is underrated. If it was located in an urban area or closer to an urban area, I bet the acceptance rate would be halved. |
Anonymous
How can Wms be underrated when it steadily captures the top SLAC ranking? |
Anonymous
underrated in public perception compared to ivies. |
Anonymous
Who cares? Williams' location is central to its identity. |