<p>haukim said, "That's a stupid ranking, and encarta misrepresents it.
" The Princeton Review examined institutional data at the nation's Best 361 Colleges and found the top ten schools that are the toughest to get into. "
The Princeton Review did no such thing. The Princeton Review rankings are based on surveys sent in by college students about their own school."</p>
<p>Here is the formula/mrthodology behind the Princeton review's "Toughest Schools To Get Into" ranking. Does it sound like a survey based ranking haukim?? I think not. (A little research never hurts).</p>
<p>"Admissions Selectivity Rating
This rating measures how competitive admissions are at the school. This rating is determined by several institutionally-reported factors, including: the class rank, average standardized test scores, and average high school GPA of entering freshmen; the percentage of students who hail from out-of-state; and the percentage of applicants accepted. By incorporating all these factors, our Admissions Selectivity Rating adjusts for "self-selecting" applicant pools. University of Chicago, for example, has a very high rating, even though it admits a surprisingly large proportion of its applicants. Chicago's applicant pool is self-selecting; that is, nearly all the school's applicants are exceptional students. This rating is given on a scale of 60-99. Please note that if a school has an Admissions Selectivity Rating of 60*, it means that the school did not report to us all of the statistics that go into the rating by our deadline."</p>