<p>I am going to have to side with profmom on this one- the methodology leaves much in question, as do most of the other rankings. Thankfully our kids considered other factors when selecting their schools of choice- </p>
<p>Personally, the litmus test for me always came at Thanksgiving- when the kids came home, and more importantly, if they went back. And I could not agree with Profmom more- education is one thing, what one does with it is what counts.</p>
<p>Unless something has changed, USMA follows the Thayer method in the classroom- not unlike what USNA uses, although I doubt they will credit Thayer with the idea! ;)</p>
<p>BTW- heard there are already over 9,000 peliminary applications for the USNA Class of 2013!</p>