<p>First off, I believe I have already independently devised a better matching system than Supermatch (and you can try it at home with an Excel spreadsheet and perhaps a membership with US News rankings). I think you will agree unless you hate the U.S. News ranking system.</p>
<p>Like Supermatch, my system is based on weighted ratings in different categories, although my system is based on U.S. News rankings weighted by precise, USER-DEFINED values. The biggest difference, however, is that my system is based on national university rankings and - much more heavily - on weighted ACADEMIC MAJOR RANKINGS.</p>
<p>Here is a sample of my potential college matches (as deduced through an excel spreadsheet):</p>
<p>In this case I weighted national university ranking at 20, computer science ranking at 30, overall engineering ranking at 20, chemical engineering ranking at 8, material engineering ranking at 2, math ranking at 5, engineering science at 5, value college ranking at 8, and business ranking at 2. These weightings conveniently add up to a total weighting of 100. If a college was not listed in a ranking category, its rank in that category was automatically rounded to the worst listed ranking (generally 25 but sometimes 50). It might take a while to grasp but it helps if you look at the key on the far right.</p>
<p>Basically, in each category:</p>
<p>rank * weight = deduction</p>
<p>The schools with the lowest total deduction are the best matches.</p>