<p>they do change their methodology for shifts in the rankings in order to well…sell magazines
but somehow they always make sure that Harvard, Yale and Princeton are in the top three. That seems to never change. I mean, these are obviously great universities, but no matter how much the rankings elsewhere shifts, the top three hardly ever does. That has always seemed interesting to me. </p>
<p>One thing that should be obvious to anyone with common sense is that it is foolish to trust college rankings from a publication whose primary purpose is to sell more copies of their magazine. </p>
<p>I am sure in the real world, ie the job market and academia, and not high school, Cornell gets the respect that it deserves.</p>