Penn State news

soozievt
Fri, 02 Mar 2007 13:32:15 +0000

HH: rankings may be important to some posters on CC as I have seen over the years (it is where I even heard of rankings in the first place and how some really care about that and it was so foreign from my own family’s experience). But I KNOW that rankings is not what ALL posters care about. I also do not believe as you stated, that “CC is ALL about rankings.” For me, and for many I have met on CC, CC has been a wealth of information about the college selection and admissions process, a sharing of experiences, support, and friendship of those going through a common process. I have not been interested in any of the topics on rankings. If you look at the many many threads and forums on CC, lots do not deal with rankings. In fact, most of the MT Forum doesn’t. Yes, there are well known and/or more selective programs. But the issue of rankings or their importance, is NOT at the forefront of EVERY poster’s interest in participating on CC. Is it for you? You tend to post primarily in the Parent Cafe, which is not only NOT about rankings, but isn’t even about college.

I don’t perceive AlwaysAMom’s post as not being happy but simply disagreeing. There IS no official or unofficial rankings of MT Programs. She was stating a fact. There are well known so called “top programs” in terms of being renown and/or highly selective to get into. There is no ranking for MT college programs, however. Do you know of one?

There are LOTS of posters and posts on CC about colleges and experiences with college admissions. Most do not deal with rankings, though some do. In the Parent Cafe, where almost all of your posts are, the contributions do not deal with college at all. I think there are a slew of helpful posters sharing about the college process who are not focused on rankings. CC is surely a LOT MORE than a site about college rankings. I have been on here for over 4 1/2 years and it is rare that anything I read or anything I post has to do with rankings. That’s just me. However, it is true of a lot of members I have come to know on CC as well. Do those obssessed with rankings read or participate on CC? and are there posts that discuss rankings? Surely. I don’t think that is the bulk of CC posts or members’ interests. But I will speak just for myself. It is not mine. My own kids never read about rankings (talking regular colleges, not MT as there is no ranking for MT schools).