<p>How</a> ?U.S. News? Ranks Colleges | The Onion - America's Finest News Source</p>
<p>Oddly enough, this confirms USNews’ status as a creature of conventional wisdom…</p>
<p>Always thought that was their goal and they usually did OK on that.</p>
<p>Yea, I think you’re right about that. However, the flip side is that eventually all CW is prone to ridicule and that doesn’t translate easily as prestige.</p>
<p>Pretty funny. What <em>is</em> their system anyway?</p>