http://topcollegeprep.com/college-ranking-selection-55.htm Helping parents prepare children for better education and future. Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:37:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://topcollegeprep.com/college-ranking-selection-55.htm/comment-page-1#comment-6 prugna Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:36:59 +0000 http://prugnaprep.com/?p=72#comment-6 How about ranking college according to how their graduates do in the society? How much better are the graduates prepared because they went to certain colleges and so on? To me that is the most important question. How about ranking college according to how their graduates do in the society? How much better are the graduates prepared because they went to certain colleges and so on? To me that is the most important question.

]]> http://topcollegeprep.com/college-ranking-selection-55.htm/comment-page-1#comment-8 ckp Wed, 03 Sep 2008 04:14:26 +0000 http://prugnaprep.com/?p=72#comment-8 Are you familiar with how U.S. News comes up with their rankings? 25% of the ranking is based on a survey. In this survey, college administrators are supposed to rank other colleges with which they are familiar. This is the largest factor in determining each year’s rankings. Only 46% of senior college officials actually returned the reputational survey this year. This is down from 67% response rate a few years ago. Can we trust U.S News college rankings? Are you familiar with how U.S. News comes up with their rankings? 25% of the ranking is based on a survey. In this survey, college administrators are supposed to rank other colleges with which they are familiar. This is the largest factor in determining each year’s rankings.
Only 46% of senior college officials actually returned the reputational survey this year. This is down from 67% response rate a few years ago. Can we trust U.S News college rankings?

]]> http://topcollegeprep.com/college-ranking-selection-55.htm/comment-page-1#comment-7 Janice Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:18:25 +0000 http://prugnaprep.com/?p=72#comment-7 Read this article published in the Harvard Crimson. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=523959 Read this article published in the Harvard Crimson. http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=523959

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