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08-15-2008, 05:45 PM
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Entirely too many schools charging $50,000 PER YEAR. Holy crap.
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08-15-2008, 06:57 PM
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interesting sources
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They based 25% of the rankings on 7 million student evaluations of courses and instructors, as recorded on the Web site RateMyProfessors.com.
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Hmm.
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08-15-2008, 07:09 PM
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still critical of their operational definition of what makes the "best"
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Another 25% depends on how many of the school's alumni, adjusted for enrollment, are listed among the notable people in Who's Who in America.
The other half of the ranking is based equally on three factors: the average amount of student debt at graduation held by those who borrowed;
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While low tuition (or a high prevalence of scholarships, as is available at my undergrad) is a valuable asset, I don't agree that it necessarily makes one school "better" than another. I would define that more in terms of academics, research opportunities, job placement, student life, etc. But then, "better" is abstract.
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the percentage of students graduating in four years; and the number of students or faculty, adjusted for enrollment, who have won nationally competitive awards like Rhodes Scholarships or Nobel Prizes.
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Small liberal arts schools shine in our rankings, probably due to both the quality of their faculty and the personal attention they can provide.
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While there may be truth to that, the reasoning is speculative.
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08-15-2008, 07:09 PM
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Sorry to be a downer, this article just jumped out at me a bit. What else have y'all noticed about it, good or bad?
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08-24-2008, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by nittanyalum
Entirely too many schools charging $50,000 PER YEAR. Holy crap.
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I don't know how accurate that is. My school is listed as $15K... but that's about how much I paid for 4 years and not just 1.
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08-25-2008, 01:58 AM
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Originally Posted by texas*princess
I don't know how accurate that is. My school is listed as $15K... but that's about how much I paid for 4 years and not just 1.
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I think the public schools' costs are actually the out-of-state fees on top of tuition.
For my undergrad, the amount listed seems to be pretty accurate according to the Financial Aid website.
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