POLL: Parents/Students' Use of Rankings in College Selection

Parents Forum
81

<ol>
<li><p>I looked at the LAC rankings.</p></li>
<li><p>No, I actually chose the lowest. </p></li>
<li><p>No, I didn't even know what factors made up USNews till after I'd paid my deposit.</p></li>
<li><p>I live halfway across the world from "the country", in India.</p></li>
<li><p>No, but I told my parents the rankings.</p></li>
</ol>

82

<p>yes
no
no
SoCal</p>

83

<p>This is bad timing but I can't be on the board for a few days. So I can't tabulate the votes anymore. Somebody like JHS can keep it going or this poll has to be over. </p>

<p>I have tabulated the results through post #82. </p>

<p>Did your kid ever look at USNWR? 27Yes 37No
Did your kid choose the highest ranked school according to USNWR? 13Y 47N
Do you know the PA (peer assessment) of your kid's school? 11Y 52N
What part of the country do you live?</p>

<p>Did one of the parents ever look at USNWR? 40Y 9N 1 Maybe</p>

84

<p>Er, did you count me as a yes or no for choosing the highest ranked school? How did you handle the University vs. LAC issue?</p>

85

<p>Did parents ever look at USNWR? Yes.</p>

86

<p>Yes
No
No
North Carolina
Yes</p>

87

<p>No
Yes
No
Caifornia
Yes</p>

88

<p>No
?? Harvard
No
Westchester County
No</p>

89

<p>kid: no
highest: no
PA: no (huh?)
where: south
parent: yes</p>

90

<p>camelia...and I had written "not sure, would have to go check" as far as if they ended up at the highest ranked school on their list as I don't keep tabs on rankings. As well, there is that university vs. LAC issue.</p>

91

<p>2004 Graduate
Did your kid ever look at USNWR? Yes.</p>

<p>Did your kid choose the highest ranked school according to USNWR? Yes overall, no engineering.</p>

<p>Do you know the PA (peer assessment) of your kid's school? Yes, both overall and engineering.</p>

<p>What part of the country do you live?
Northeast (Rhode Island)</p>

<p>2006 Graduate
Did your kid ever look at USNWR? Yes.</p>

<p>Did your kid choose the highest ranked school according to USNWR? Yes overall. Undefined on the school specific ranking.</p>

<p>Do you know the PA (peer assessment) of your kid's school? Yes.</p>

<p>What part of the country do you live?
Northeast (Rhode Island)</p>

92

<p>2007 Graduate
Did your kid ever look at USNWR? Yes.</p>

<p>Did your kid choose the highest ranked school according to USNWR? No, but the schools were clustered together w no more than a 3 point diff. </p>

<p>Do you know the PA (peer assessment) of your kid's school? Yes; picked the school w/ the highest PA.</p>

<p>What part of the country do you live?
Northeast</p>

93

<p>2005 Graduate:</p>

<p>Did your kid ever look at USNWR? Yes
Did your kid choose the highest ranked school according to USNWR? Yes
Do you know the PA (peer assessment) of your kid's school? Yes
What part of the country do you live? Midwest</p>

94

<p>college class of '11</p>

<p>no
yes
yes
Maryland
yes</p>

95

<p>Did your kid ever look at USNWR?
Did your kid choose the highest ranked school according to USNWR?
Do you know the PA (peer assessment) of your kid's school?
What part of the country do you live?</p>

<p>No
No
Yes
California</p>

<p>My son was aware his school was somewhere in the top three (HYP), but didn't realize till I told him it was actually #3. He stubbornly rejected the ranking and refused to apply to any other school because his choice was #1 to him.</p>

96

<p>Did your kid ever look at USNWR?
Did your kid choose the highest ranked school according to USNWR?
Do you know the PA (peer assessment) of your kid's school?
What part of the country do you live?</p>

<p>Another:</p>

<p>No
No
Yes
California</p>

97

<p>No
No
No
Maryland
Yes</p>