<p>Darn, Whitman fell two spots to No. 38 in the USNWR rankings of liberal arts colleges. I want my money back! 
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<p>Oh well, two out of three top twenty rankings isn’t too bad, and even 38 isn’t bad, though I can’t see why Sewanee and Occidental, both good schools, are put ahead of Whitman. The rough treatment Reed gets for not playing the game illustrates the problem with ranking at all. In sum, rankings are pretty dumb, but gosh darn it, Whitman does fairly well anyway!</p>