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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gonzaga is NOT as strong as St. Anselm's.  St. Anselm's is the most rigorous private in DC, including St. Alban's.[/quote]

The belligerence of your post and the fact that you have to compare yourself to St. Albans in a post belies an inferiority complex.  Rigor can be defined in a number of different ways, as most thoughtful minds would agree.   Your response comes off as a mindlessly knee-jerk.

As an objective observer, I will note that St. Albans has a higher success rate in terms of admissions to Ivies and other elite colleges than St. Anselm's.  Perhaps that's because colleges prefer a different kind of rigor -- that which is demonstrated by the scholar-athlete who must balance the life of the mind with sportsmanship.   [/quote]

It was not knee jerk, it was in the Washington Post ranking.[/quote]

Haha... You said washington post... As if it's an authority in anything.[/quote]

As opposed to your opinion?[/quote]

Different poster here, but PP was  not claiming to be an authority.  PP was questioning whether WP could be considered one.  The fact that St. Anselm's is listed on a Washington Post ranking certainly doesn't mean that it's more rigorous than any other school.   The methodology behind most such rankings are quite flawed, and it's a rather ignorant response to cite the WP as an authority in supporting the argument that it's not a "knee-jerk. mindless" statement.   
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So again, what is your data point besides your opinion?[/quote]

HHI works pretty well... There are many studies to back it.[/quote]

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