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[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]

Interesting.

I think this is one of the reasons people are upset with the current USNWR rankings. It's not a measure of academic merit anymore. It's confusing. No one in Asia gives a damn about Pell grants. And yet the ranking still matters for the grandmothers.

USNWR lost the plot with their new methodology. It'll take a few years, but in the end no one will care about a US News ranking.[/quote]

Oh, I think you’ll find schools like MIT scores high on this. Princeton too. They have a reputation of paying if you can make it on.  Boston college etc a big step down - you can pay full price and apply early, you’re in.  For me Pell Grants stats go hand in hand with merit.  Data backs me up [/quote]

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