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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think for many people, USNWR is a way to figure out what some good schools are. As immigrants, I know it is used as a general guideline to explore schools. I have an undergrad from overseas, a STEM masters and an MBA from a top 3 program in th US. Only during my MBA did I even come to know about SLACs, Dartmouth or Brown. I had never heard of these schools before. We sent our kids to private schools and learnt more about US colleges. However, many in our immigrant community use USNWR to create a list. I know kids who don't want to apply to WashU this year because it is not a top 20. [/quote]

If a kid is not going to apply to a school simply because it's not a top 20 on USNWR this year, than that kid is intellectually lazy.[/quote]

In which case...the vast majority of kids are intellectually lazy.  They did an anonymous poll of Columbia students (prior to their rankings controversy) and 85% said they were at Columbia mainly because it was a top-rated school and that was the most important factor in choosing the school.  I bet they would get the same results at nearly all the top schools.[/quote]

Actually, there are quite a few who are. Not sure what poll you are referring to but, if true, not surprising whatsoever and to project that to most or all other applicants is a stretch.[/quote]

I will try to find it...it was part of Malcolm Gladwell's podcast/research on why the USNews rankings (at least previous to their changes) rewarded all the rich private schools and penalized most of the public schools and the small regional schools.  The series is quite interesting and believe it was done in 2021.

Are you trying to claim Columbia attracts a certain kind of student that is overly concerned about ranking...but Harvard and the other ivy schools do not?[/quote]

Let's be honest here. The Ivies attract people with hooks because that is what they truly really care about: money, power, and prestige. To them, it's a business. They reap billions in donations and tax benefits. And they get it by recruiting these kind of applicants. Not sure how they square their strong defense of affirmative action yet refuse to get rid of legacy and recruited athletes.[/quote]

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