Posts Tagged ‘us news’
How to Get into Notre Dame Mendoza
U.S. News & World Report has been presenting how-to guides for getting in to top b-schools. In each article, admissions officials answer questions about what you can do to distinguish yourself in your application for their program. Last week, U.S. News published an informative interview with...
Rankings (Part 5 of 5): 8 Flaws in Rankings
How NOT to use the rankings Don’t give them too much importance. Don’t replace research and self-reflection with school ranking to determine where you apply or attend. Using them mindlessly could contribute to an expensive, time-consuming mistake. Blinding yourself to the rankings’ flaws leads to poor decisions....
US News Grad Rankings Are Out!
The US News just released its 2009 Grad School Rankings. I’m going to list the top ten for business school, law school, and medical school (research) and provide links to the ranking methodology for each category. For other graduate specialties, please visit the US News...
How Should You Use Rankings? (Part 3 of 5)
How should you use the rankings? For initial research and data mining. And maybe a little reputation checking if you are lucky enough to receive multiple acceptances. First for that initial research: Let’s say you are looking into the schools you will apply to. You recognize...
The Rankings (Part 2)
The rankings are not… The rankings are not objective measures of educational quality that apply across the board to all students. Nothing fits that bill. Educational quality is highly subjective, and experts debate it endlessly. Moreover, student objectives vary so “quality” differs from student to student. For...
The Rankings (Part 1)
US News is publishing its much-watched, much-maligned annual ranking of graduate programs by April 23. I have developed several posts on rankings, what they are, what they aren’t, and how to use them. I will post them over the next several days. Ahh, those rankings. Hated...
UPenn Wharton vs. Columbia vs. NYU Stern, new US News rankings – GMAT Club
Wharton, Columbia and NYU Stern (full fellowship) – which one is the best? Read more. New grad school rankings from US News are yet to be released. Read a discussion.