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Old 05-09-2008, 11:42 AM   #1
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Forbes Magazine ranks top 100 Undergraduate Universities, Northwestern comes in at 9
How to Choose a College - Forbes.com

I don't really need these rankings to tell me that NU is the best place for me, but it's nice to see still.
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Old 05-15-2008, 05:47 AM   #2
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i don't agree with some of the other top 20...Boston College? Southern Methodist? Who the hell ranks these schools?
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Old 05-15-2008, 06:11 AM   #3
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You have to take all of these rankings with a grain of salt. A large component of Forbes' rankings is based upon how the students rate their professors - highly subjective within a school let alone between schools. The most important thing in choosing a school is "fit" and there is no way for any ranking system to measure that.
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Old 05-15-2008, 08:38 AM   #4
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I have looked at the lists on the Forbes website and am going to get a copy of the mag to see if they go into any more detail. The Forbes survey used a "highly subjective" student-generated professor rating. I wonder if they also used a totally unsubjective rating similar to USN&WR's peer ranking.
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Old Today, 12:57 AM   #5
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I read the Forbes article, and what's funny is they criticize USN's rankings. Um at least they are based on stats!
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