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<p>They did every bit as well as they usually do in the annual Peer Assessment. If the people who answered the new questionaire were as knowledgeable and unbiased as they “usually” are remains a question that begs for an answer. As far as I am concerned, the first words that come to mind are deceptive, joke, crock, baloney, and a slew of similar terms. </p>
<p>Fwiw, this is the first year I have yet to *look *at the printed USNews rankings and renew my online subscription. While I used to think that, despite all their flaws and “leveling” techniques, the USNews was the best we had, I now think they are just a small step above the utter garbage produced by Forbes and other wannabes.</p>