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Colleges chase ranking glory as students largely ignore them
US News ranking debates expose how colleges mold aid, admissions, and data to climb lists. Claremont McKenna faced a scores falsification probe while critics say prestige drives policy shifts and merit aid. Administrators, trustees, and counselors discuss the weird psychology of top ten status and its real impact on students.
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US News & World Report
Baylor University
Wall Street
Claremont McKenna
California Liberal Arts College
US News
Claremont
Bob Schaeffer
FairTest
Brad MacGowan
Newton North High School
Boston
Iowa University
New York
Institute For College Access and Success
Lloyd Thacker
Education Conservancy
Schaeffer
MacGowan
Bridget Gillis
UCLA
Higher Education Research Institute
John Pryor
Thacker
National Association For College Admission Counseling
David Hawkins
NACAC
Bob Morse
US News Rankings
Northeastern