Sunday, May 20, 2007

U.S. News and Promotional Report

It seems colleges are fighting back against the bestselling rankings published by U.S. News and World Report every year. The WaPo reports, "'But why should we help U.S. News sell magazines?' asked Robert J. Massa, vice president for enrollment and college relations at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania." Because they help you sell colleges.

In an age of information, this kind of comprehensive ranking is at a premium. Colleges and universities may not like them, but it's the best tool prospective students have if they want to know how to invest several tens (and sometimes hundreds) of thousands of dollars. Now, if only there was comprehensive information about other big-ticket investments like the housing market ...

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