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					Originally Posted by gtdxeric  I try not to let my love for and pride in my school be grounded in the wiggles and variations of something that US News came up with to sell magazines, that's all. | 
	
 Yeah, and that they manipulate slightly every year so as to seem to have new information to sell magazines. 
I'm happy to see in-state kids have such great college options that may translate into degrees that employers recognize and value, but I don't know how much the rankings really contribute.