Admission: USC vs UCLA vs UCB

[beyphy]

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Forbes, are you kidding me, lol, that is the least reputable ranking of all…The first year it came out, guess what school was ranked number one? You guessed it: Princeton, the alma mater of the paper’s editor, Steve Forbes!

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<p>And unsurprisingly, that logical fallacy has nothing at all to do with the ranking or its merit!</p>

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^ Yeah, Forbes ranking is trash.

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<p>i take it someone isn’t a fan of berkeley being ranked in the 70s ;)</p>

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The USNWR rankings are the most highly regarded and referenced in the U.S. because they’re the most applicable for undergrads. They measure things that actually, you know, matter to undergrads.</p>

<p>22.5% Undergraduate academic reputation
20% Student retention
20% Faculty Resources
15% Student Selectivity
10% Financial Resources
7.5% Graduation

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<p>it’s a ranking, and all rankings measure different things. In fact, even if these things were what mattered most to undergraduates, undergraduates might weight them differently than USNWR does.</p>

<p>i’m not sure how much “faculty resources” or “selectivity” really “matter” to undergraduates. USN’s just got a reputation for rankings, and it’s gone with it. I don’t think it has to do with it being the best or w/e.</p>