Comments on: U.S. News new features for 2009 college rankings http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-selection/usnews-new-features/?nucrss=1 Trying to find the right college for you? Don't have adequate college admissions counseling available at your school? Looking for news (and some ramblings) about the whole college search process? You have come to the right place. Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:28:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: U.S. News 2009 college rankings : College Admissions Counseling http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-selection/usnews-new-features/#comment-570 U.S. News 2009 college rankings : College Admissions Counseling Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:02:43 +0000 http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/blog/?p=491#comment-570 [...] I reported earlier, U.S. News has added two new issues to consider in the rankings. Here are the results of the “Up and Coming Colleges” and “Guidance Counselor [...] [...] I reported earlier, U.S. News has added two new issues to consider in the rankings. Here are the results of the “Up and Coming Colleges” and “Guidance Counselor [...]

]]> By: Todd Johnson http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-selection/usnews-new-features/#comment-468 Todd Johnson Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:40:53 +0000 http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/blog/?p=491#comment-468 The Washington Monthly rankings really aren't any better. Whether for good or bad, colleges change very slowly. Yet look at the rankings for Washington Monthly comparing the college's current ranking and last year ranking. There is almost no consistency. The Washington Monthly rankings really aren’t any better. Whether for good or bad, colleges change very slowly. Yet look at the rankings for Washington Monthly comparing the college’s current ranking and last year ranking. There is almost no consistency.

]]> By: Henry http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/college-selection/usnews-new-features/#comment-466 Henry Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:52:08 +0000 http://www.collegeadmissionspartners.com/blog/?p=491#comment-466 The U.S. News college rankings border on the absurd. The methodology favors inputs over outputs and gives unduly high measure (25% of the total score) to the "reputation" component. Reputation is part myth and part reality. The category should count for something in the formula, but not 25%. The Washington Monthly rankings, although lacking in any number of areas, at least measure some important outputs, such as number of graduates going on to earn doctoral degrees, dollar amount of scientific grants won and number of professional papers published. The U.S. News college rankings border on the absurd. The methodology favors inputs over outputs and gives unduly high measure (25% of the total score) to the “reputation” component. Reputation is part myth and part reality. The category should count for something in the formula, but not 25%.

The Washington Monthly rankings, although lacking in any number of areas, at least measure some important outputs, such as number of graduates going on to earn doctoral degrees, dollar amount of scientific grants won and number of professional papers published.

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