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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It was basically a commuter school when I lived in Boston many years ago.  They’ve admitted that they purposefully spent enormous resources to game the rankings and voila, it worked.[/quote]

This is the entire story. They massaged their stats and now others know how they did it and can manipulate their own way past them in the artificial rankings.

Pick a school based on fit, not US News and World Reports.
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Rankings aside, the students they attract are incredibly impressive (midrange ACT scores of 33-35, rival any Ivy) and are incredibly happy and successful by all metrics I've seen.   The students I know that go there LOVE it and rave about their classes, their professors, and the co-op program. Maybe the school "gamed" the rankings in order to get where they are, but it seems to have led to a pretty successful school.[/quote]

I know of a very smart student who chose to attend Northeastern but had grades/profile to attend higher ranked schools.  However, he found NU had more to offer in terms of hands on experience, end degree, and outplacement, all for a much lower cost than he would have ever faced at the alternatives. He did his research on options and made an adult cost-benefit decision as a teen. At NU, he was given enough AP credits that he started as a second semester sophomore and would graduate in 4 years with a Masters (and the 4 years included his co-op jobs).  It's a great option for the right kid.   [/quote]

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