<p>yeah i don’t really care when people haven’t heard about swarthmore; except for the people who live in my area, which is about 25 minutes away from swarthmore. besides that you can’t really expect the general public to be as well acquainted with liberal arts college as CC lurkers are… </p>
<p>however, as the OP pointed out, the fact that they only show national universities does imply that they’re the be all end all. i think rankings should be done away with all together (or at least, people should stop giving them so much power…) but that’s not happening anytime soon so why not expose the public to LACs. it’s not really a matter of being ‘above’ some concept or ideal here, but for all we know certain students (or close-minded parents) are missing out on a potentially awesome education.</p>
<p>on another note, who’s actually awake during the summer to watch the today show?</p>