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[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]

It does not matter what you or I think. I am just telling you that ratings have an influence. If a school has a strong brand name, kids and parents will not bother as much with the ranking. Only HYPMS are in that bracket. For many other schools, rankings do matter. I am not saying that they should matter, it is just that I see that they matter. I guarantee that WashU will see a drop in applications this year. [/quote]

If you don't like a particular school such as WashU, than that's fine. You are entitled to your opinion, These schools that "dropped" have many applicants.[/quote]

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