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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The source may not use LinkedIn data [b]at all[/b]. For example, this is a more or less a standard categorization of colleges by selectivity:

https://www.collegetransitions.com/admissions-counseling/college-selectivity/[/quote]
Took 1 google search for a ranking: 
[b]In order to identify “top feeder” colleges, we relied on publicly available data from LinkedIn, a professional networking site featuring profiles of approximately 170 million workers across the United States. [/b]
https://www.collegetransitions.com/dataverse/top-feeders-law-school/[/quote]
For its feeder school rankings, College Transitions uses LinkedIn to obtain matriculation data, such as that of the undergraduate colleges and law schools attended according to the profiles. In that these profiles have a professional intent, they are likely to be reasonably reliable. Someone not seeking this type of information might find it simpler to read replies of interest to them[/quote]
Not only they are not reliable.  But they also don't reflect the recent trend.  Why is it relevant 20-30 years ago Haverford sent most of its graduates to Penn med school?  College transitions doesnt' break it down by years.  
A lot of physicians don't even care to put their undergrad school on linkedin unless it's an ivy.  They do care a lot about med school and residency, which really count.
etc.  etc.  
I don't trust the feeder list at all. [/quote]

This!  [/quote]

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