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[quote=Anonymous] The reason we are having this conversation is that the US News rankings are: 1. filled with criteria that are not directly linked to academics. 2. manipulated by the US News rankings to have HYP always in the top spot. 3. US News exerts enormous pressure on all universities to give them their data otherwise they can downgrade in the ratings or disappear which loses them students. 4. as a result of which, universities manipulate their data (ie: cheat and lie) to claw their way up these rankings. 4. as a result of which, the rankings are completely meaningless yet each year become the Bible/bragging rights/nemesis for aspiring college students and their families. It is SO INCREDIBLY MESSED UP. To fix it, all universities should refuse to participate in the US News rankings survey. [/quote]
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