<p>Haha, Hunt for the win in post 21</p>
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<p>US News is quite clear in how it presents the ratings. They don’t try to “instill in our minds that there is a top 3.” No one, least of all US News, prevents anyone from extracting what they need out of the data set. US News doesn’t say “and see? You should all want to strive for HYP.” In fact, their editions always explicitly include “tales of lesser known schools.”</p>
<p>As for the presence of people who think there is a diff between #5 and #6. So? Let them think that way. They’re the ones who come across looking like fools (or sounding like fools, if they are on CC). How does it affect you in the slightest?</p>