New USNWR rankings live now

[CFP]

@Yonkers6thBoro

I have a feeling that Vanderbilt will wish they had stepped aside for an hour or a day, calmed down, and never hit the “send” key.

http://view.comms.vu.edu/?qs=1dbb35a89e3a7d83a884279756e467cae20f42988b56fea836466ce5f72ef3448146dbbd70018b8a789c32399ef15ae4a087954562a622e5679d4c092e958d7b15ea7b36b8ac20b19e4632559eac08e6

This communication resembles something from The Onion. What chancelor spends time disecting the US News Rankings and specifically names other instutions like Wake Forest, Tulane, and a host of others where they have little to no commonality other than they rose up or down.

[observer33]

So maybe Vanderbilt needs to get hard at work figuring out how to graduate their FGLI population into high-paying careers? Not sure what the solution is for them…

[observer33]

It’s very bizarre behavior—not very well thought out IMHO. Perhaps they should have consulted a crisis management expert.

[CFP]

At this point, the only person who can help Vanderbilt is Deion Sanders because he can fix almost anything.

[mtmind]

Vandy is bent out of shape that top public schools benefited from the changed methodology, yet the only two public schools to place rank higher than Vandy are UCLA and Berkeley. To my mind, it is far from obvious that Vandy is superior to either.

A boorish, snobby, and elitist display.

[observer33]

Most around the world have heard of Berkeley and UCLA—fewer know about Vanderbilt…

[worriedmomucb]

@mtmind

Vandy is bent out of shape that top public schools benefited from the changed methodology, yet the only two public schools to place rank higher than Vandy are UCLA and Berkeley.

To my mind, I would find it even more questionable if not a single public university were able to crack the top 20.

[CFP]

Im guessing we wont see any “We’re #18 and proud of it” banners hung up when we visit Vanderbilt in a few weeks.

[ucbalumnus]

@cquin85

Many of us would argue that the real “complete college experience” would very much include attendance at a small college with a great student to teacher ratio, ample opportunity for meaningful research and faculty interaction, focus on student development, plenty of sports and other activities involving classmates you actually know and rightfully view as a student peer (as opposed to professional league farm system players), and the many wonderful communities in which many of these schools are located.

Of course, that would be a relative rarity or luxury, since small colleges cannot be attended by the vast majority of college students (because they would not be small if more students actually enrolled in them).

[worriedmomucb]

@CFP

“We’re #18 and proud of it” banners

“We’re #1…among our students and alumni”

[momsearcheng]

Can someone remind me what was Vanderbilt last year vs. this year?

[CFP]

@ucbalumnus

Of course, that would be a relative rarity or luxury, since small colleges cannot be attended by the vast majority of college students (because they would not be small if more students actually enrolled in them).

“Nobody goes there anymore. It’s too crowded”

• Yogi Berra

[sfogooner]

I know vanderbilt has some valid points regarding using federal aid data from college scorecard… But why not look at other students (princeton, other ivys) who got an A regardless of the grading system and learn?

[cquin85]

@ucbalumnus

Of course, that would be a relative rarity or luxury, since small colleges cannot be attended by the vast majority of college students (because they would not be small if more students actually enrolled in them).

Of course.

But that’s not what was being discussed.

[yikkblue]

13 last year, 18 this year.

[Yonkers6thBoro]

Tied for 13th.

[momsearcheng]

Got it. They were 14th, then 13th and now 18th. What is big deal about it? If they will be 60th I would understand. Are they worried that students will stop to apply?

[CFP]

What Vanderbilt’s chancelor really wanted to say:

“…And now we’re ranked below Rice. Are we, or are we not, the Harvard of the South!!!”

[ucscuuw]

Apparently they couldn’t stand that a couple of great public schools were ranked higher than Vandy. The letter specifically whines about UNC, Berkeley and UCLA.

[cquin85]

@momsearcheng

Got it. They were 14th, then 13th and now 18th. What is big deal about it? If they will be 60th I would understand. Are they worried that students will stop to apply?

It’s called overreacting.

I suspect their long-ago lost war to Duke in the all important battle for “Harvard of the south” bragging rights has led to a chronic state of anxiety for the Commodores.