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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reason the US News rankings gained such traction is that they are generally consistent with what most people think based on what they know - so they assume they are accurate in other respects. So, for example, when I see the comparative rankings of Princeton, Duke, Georgetown and UVA, I say "that seems about right" and I trust the other rankings. The methodology is subject to question, but the results seem right. [/quote] Trust me, as someone who has worked at three universities - you don't know anything. Really, you don't. People base their decisions on a lot of superficial BS instead of on the quality of the professors, which is what should matter. Then they bitch about the cost of the superficial BS when it is they who have made irrational, uninformed decisions.[/quote]
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