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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  It is ranked 10th overall (not just business programs) in the latest WSJ rankings.

Was just hoping someone on DCUM either graduated there or has a kid there and can provide some firsthand knowledge.[/quote]

These are the problem with the junk rankings, people actually assign value to them.  Babson is not a Top 10 college.[/quote]

Great.  I am all ears about your firsthand knowledge as to why that is the case.  Hit me with it.
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How about you make the case for why it should be considered a T10 university?  Aside from a wonky wsj ranking.  [/quote]

No…I was just referencing its ranking at #10 in the WSJ and you very authoritatively indicated that ranking was incorrect.

I am all ears for your firsthand knowledge of why it is wrong.  You are the authority…lay it on me.[/quote]

Last year, the WSJ itself  had it ranked 126.  Do you really believe it improved by 116 places in a single year?  Or perhaps the WSJ rankings are just bunk in all years.[/quote]

This is from the WSJ article explaining the rankings:

Working with data scientists at Statista, the new WSJ/College Pulse ranking uses the most recent available data to put colleges on a more level playing field, with a focus on comparing the outcomes of each school’s graduates to what those students were likely to achieve no matter where they went to school.

That’s at the heart of the improvements we’ve made to the methodology behind the rankings The Wall Street Journal started publishing in 2016.

In effect, colleges aren’t just rewarded for their raw performance in traditional metrics; rather, they’re also evaluated against a benchmark that shows how the schools improve the trajectories of their students’ careers. As a result, this year’s ranking surfaced some hidden gems.

The flip side of these colleges rising to the top is that some universities ended up well below their typical ranking positions on this year’s list.

This ranking views colleges as a springboard for the career and life that come afterward, and it analyzes them through that lens. But as with any big decision, the best college in this list may not be the best for everyone.

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