<p>The us news rankings are wacky.they changed the formula in the nineties and that really helped a couple of schools get into the top 5 a couple of times and made the list a little more interesting. Nevertheless ,The best students still tend to go to hypsm. And these schools have always been in the top 5 mix. The other schools just seem too exposed to changes in the us news methodology or the desirability of their locations.</p>