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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Everyone predicted UChicago would go to #3. They're gunning for #1. I believe they were #1 back 80-100 years ago. [/quote]

Pretty impressive, especially given the location of UC in the south side of Chicago.[/quote]

U of Chicago is gaming the system like no other. It's pretty shameless. [/quote]

If you understand the math and methodology, you'd know how difficult it is to "game" the system- unless you use "gaming" in the sense of investing in resources. For example, some think schools "game" the system by encouraging  applications so that the "acceptance" rate will decrease. In fact, acceptance rate is .0125 (1.25%) of the total ranking.[/quote]

It's actually pretty easy and just takes dedication from the top. Here's a good article on what can be done: http://college-advisor.com/articles/fudging.html[/quote]

Not only is that a 12 year old blog post, it is silly at best. The first two steps to "game" the system impact 1.25% of the ranking. Complains about using SAT scores as a measure of student quality (about 8%)- is that really easy to game? Complains about spending money on facilities and faculty - wouldn't want to do that, eh?

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I guess rankings were made for people like you. Too dumb to understand the difference between inputs and outputs. [/quote]

Ad Hominem #NotAnArgument[/quote]

It's not an ad hominem if it's true. You are too dumb to understand the difference between inputs and outputs. If car rankings were like college rankings, it would take into account the driving skill of the buyer when calculating safety ratings, measure how much metal was consumed in the creation of the car as a justification for price, give bonus points to manufacturers that have more expensive factories, applaud cars that constantly have supply shortages for their selectivity, and ask the top competitors for opinions of each other's products. Any idiot can invest more into their car factory and only sell to the best drivers to increase their rankings while having no impact on the quality of the actual car produced when the methodology is so asinine.[/quote]

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