USNEWS 2010 Rankings

Phead128
Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:58:19 +0000

If PA section was removed from the rankings table… then you will have a bunch of journalist intend on selling a product manipulating ranking factors with no general oversight or input from people in the academic community… It’s almost like… driving with your eyes closed… it’s dumb.

Do you honestly think removal of the PA system will equalize everything. Above all, the PA system helps public schools that get shafted by the ranking methology…

The rankings overall favor endowment rich schools with low student population ratios and high selectivity… Berkeley is widely respected because it can supply large masses with A grade education on a tight financial state budget… It should definitely be commended for committing to it’s role in higher education to provide quality education to students.

The PA system simply supports conventional wisdom… that WUSTL is not tied with MIT for #6…

WUSTL with it’s huge wads of cash can easily game the system to it’s advantage… but academics in the REAL WORLD give a relatively low PA score for WUSTL… I am not surprised that MIT’s PA score is higher than that of WUSTL… yet somehow without the PA system… they are TIED? LOL