Anonymous
Post 10/04/2014 11:35     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:williams is underrated. If it was located in an urban area or closer to an urban area, I bet the acceptance rate would be halved.


How can Wms be underrated when it steadily captures the top SLAC ranking?


underrated in public perception compared to ivies.


Who cares? Williams' location is central to its identity.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2014 11:28     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:williams is underrated. If it was located in an urban area or closer to an urban area, I bet the acceptance rate would be halved.


How can Wms be underrated when it steadily captures the top SLAC ranking?


underrated in public perception compared to ivies.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2014 11:08     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
Anonymous wrote:williams is underrated. If it was located in an urban area or closer to an urban area, I bet the acceptance rate would be halved.


How can Wms be underrated when it steadily captures the top SLAC ranking?
Anonymous
Post 10/02/2014 10:43     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
williams is underrated. If it was located in an urban area or closer to an urban area, I bet the acceptance rate would be halved.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2014 22:51     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
Anonymous wrote:Isn't USNEWS such a failure it went out of business? How is it still relevant to anything?



Well it did because all print journalism went out of fashion, the college rating article - which started as a fluke - is the only money maker left.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2014 13:16     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
Anonymous wrote:I went to Princeton back in the day but it has changed. It now seems to funnel students to Wall St jobs, finance. When I was there, a few students were interested in that sort of thing but I had classmates going into journalism, academia, even -- gasp -- public service. Now things are completely flipped where its the small minority who go for that sort of thing while the majority goes for finance.

Princeton may rank #1 but my opinion of the school as an educational institute has gone way down. I'm sure it has everything US News wants -- enormous spending on facilities, students with sky high grades and scores -- but I question what they are actually giving the students.

Yes, let's all stand up and applaud for Princeton. But I wouldn't want my children going there.


The finance jobs get a lot of attention when the focus is on students' first jobs out of college. It has been that way for decades. Many of the students doing one or two-year stints on Wall Street, however, end up doing different things entirely. There are plenty of great schools, but it doesn't get any better than Princeton for bright students who want to have the opportunity to explore many different disciplines.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2014 12:44     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
Anonymous wrote:I went to Princeton back in the day but it has changed. It now seems to funnel students to Wall St jobs, finance. When I was there, a few students were interested in that sort of thing but I had classmates going into journalism, academia, even -- gasp -- public service. Now things are completely flipped where its the small minority who go for that sort of thing while the majority goes for finance.

Princeton may rank #1 but my opinion of the school as an educational institute has gone way down. I'm sure it has everything US News wants -- enormous spending on facilities, students with sky high grades and scores -- but I question what they are actually giving the students.

Yes, let's all stand up and applaud for Princeton. But I wouldn't want my children going there.


This tiger has a different perspective. Today, there's a lot more support (through grants, no-loan financial aid, etc.)-and a lot more opportunities for students to pursue careers that are more public-oriented or not so remunerative. I recall students who reluctantly went to Wall St because they had big student loans and were nervous financially rather than following their passion.
Anonymous
Post 09/13/2014 09:18     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
I went to Princeton back in the day but it has changed. It now seems to funnel students to Wall St jobs, finance. When I was there, a few students were interested in that sort of thing but I had classmates going into journalism, academia, even -- gasp -- public service. Now things are completely flipped where its the small minority who go for that sort of thing while the majority goes for finance.

Princeton may rank #1 but my opinion of the school as an educational institute has gone way down. I'm sure it has everything US News wants -- enormous spending on facilities, students with sky high grades and scores -- but I question what they are actually giving the students.

Yes, let's all stand up and applaud for Princeton. But I wouldn't want my children going there.
Anonymous
Post 09/12/2014 12:48     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
The rankings are flawed, no one should rely solely on them, etc. etc. But the whether ranked No. 1 or No. 5, the simple reality is that both Princeton and Williams are great educational institutions -- as are many other schools that are high ranked by USN. But is UMBC a stronger academic institution than UPenn or is St. Mary's College really stronger than Amherst or Bowdon? I doubt it.
Anonymous
Post 09/11/2014 15:57     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
Once again.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2014 11:26     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
Isn't USNEWS such a failure it went out of business? How is it still relevant to anything?
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2014 10:22     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:http://finance.yahoo.com/news/princeton--williams-take-top-spots-in-u-s--news-best-colleges-rankings-153155189.html

Watch the interview too.

Over the past 20 years, more than 31 million students have dropped out of colleges, according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. That's why choosing a college that fits academically and financially is so important.



Yes, and graduation rates are one of the data points that USNRW uses. Look at the those rates for all of the top 50 schools or so. Contrast same to for-profit schools like ITT Tech or DeVry.


Graduation rate performance accounts for 7.5% of the USNEWS ranking: http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/2014/09/08/how-us-news-calculated-the-2015-best-colleges-rankings?page=4
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2014 09:53     Subject: Re:Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
^^USNWR I meant
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2014 09:52     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
Anonymous wrote:http://finance.yahoo.com/news/princeton--williams-take-top-spots-in-u-s--news-best-colleges-rankings-153155189.html

Watch the interview too.

Over the past 20 years, more than 31 million students have dropped out of colleges, according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. That's why choosing a college that fits academically and financially is so important.



Yes, and graduation rates are one of the data points that USNRW uses. Look at the those rates for all of the top 50 schools or so. Contrast same to for-profit schools like ITT Tech or DeVry.
Anonymous
Post 09/09/2014 09:33     Subject: Princeton, Williams Take Top Spots 2015
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/princeton--williams-take-top-spots-in-u-s--news-best-colleges-rankings-153155189.html

Watch the interview too.

Over the past 20 years, more than 31 million students have dropped out of colleges, according to a recent report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. That's why choosing a college that fits academically and financially is so important.