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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you also talking about schools like Case Western, Tulane that are not technically in US News's t50 anymore?[/quote]

USNWR is what educators, parents,  students look to first for a general sense before true research takes place.

Anyone can quibble with USNWR methodology, etc. ( funny how people complain when the methodology doesn't suit their preferred school), but any ranking in T75 covers any "slippage."

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Well the USNWR methodology removed Class size from its process a few years ago.  Which is shocking, as many of us (smartly) think that smaller class sizes does lead to better educational opportunities.  Much easier to learn in a room with 30-40 students where you can actively ask questions than in a lecture hall with 200+.  
So yes, I will complain when the most recent changes basically moved many smaller (under 8K) private schools down 5-10 spots and put large state schools in their place.  Because I know the smaller private schools are actually still better schools.

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Facts. For example I think BC is a better school than a lot of the massive publics currently ranked above it. And Rutgers is a solid state flagship. But Top 50? Please. [/quote]

You think BC is better than Cal or UCLA or Michigan?   At the end of the day if a school is not currently ranked in the top 50, then it is not a top 50 ranked school. It's pretty simple. [/quote]
DP. BC's current rank is 37. The PP didn't specify Cal/UCLA/UMich. However, there are a number of other publics ranked above BC: UVA, UNC, UFlorida, UT Austin, UCI, UCD, UIUC.[/quote]

According to the rankings, these schools are ranked higher than BC, which indicates they are considered better. While someone might prefer BC or wish it were ranked higher than those public schools, the rankings do not reflect that.[/quote]
What makes a school "better" overall - in this case, publics moving up due to change in Pell weights - does not make a school produce a better graduate and which schools are "better" did not suddenly change just because the ranking changed.

The rankings reflect what US News wants them to reflect.[/quote]

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