The Answer Sheet: U.S. News


Posted at 06:30 AM ET, 04/16/2010

Any value to U.S. News rankings?
By Valerie Strauss
It's the time of year for more U.S. News & World Report rankings, these of graduate schools around the nation. The methodology is very very complicated, but it's hard to find much meaning in any of this.

By Valerie Strauss  |  06:30 AM ET, 04/16/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  Higher Education | Tags:  U.S. News & World report rankings, U.S. News and graduate schools, U.S. News and rankings, U.S. News rankings, business school rankings, engineering school rankings, law school rankings, rankings of education schools, rankings of graduate schools

Posted at 11:00 AM ET, 04/14/2010

Choosing a college isn't about cachet, rankings
By Valerie Strauss
A college admissions expert advices high school seniors deciding where to go to college to throw away the U.S. News and World Report rankings, and pick the school that fits them best.

By Valerie Strauss  |  11:00 AM ET, 04/14/2010 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Categories:  College Admissions, College Admissions | Tags:  U.S. news college rankings, choosing the right college, college admissions, deciding on a college, making a final decision