US News & World Report Ranking

Plainsman
Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:58:45 +0000

What makes USNWR rankinngs any more legit (accurate) or reliable than College Rankings 2011 (online, see my other threads on subcategories) or Fortune or any other magazine or web site? Why do people embrace USNWR? Because it’s the only one on every drugstore and supermarket newstand? That’s pathetic.

I just don’t like anyone or anything being held hostage by some self-proclaimed authority. I feel the same way about all those books that rank/rate “The Best Companies to Work For” or the articles on websites that announce “The Best Cities for Families” or “The Best Places to Live.” Really? They’ve evaluated --by living there, I hope, which is the only real way to tell-- every neighborhood in every city in America to come up with the definitive list? Come on.