[2319] in Discussion of MIT-community interests
Re: [Mit-talk] We're #1!
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derric Tay)
Mon Aug 14 18:47:05 2006
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 18:46:26 -0400
From: Derric Tay <derrict@mit.edu>
To: EspeonEefi <eefi@mit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <1155595115.6731.15.camel@ceruleancity.mit.edu>
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And considering this description, I think I like the ranking even more.
~DT
EspeonEefi wrote:
> I think some people have failed to grasp the point of these rankings.
>
> "Welcome to The Washington Monthly College Rankings. Unlike other
> college guides, such as U.S. News and World Report, this guide asks not
> what colleges can do for you, but what colleges are doing for the
> country. It's a guide for all Americans who are concerned about our
> institutions of higher learning. Are our colleges making good use of our
> tax dollars? Are they producing graduates who can keep our nation
> competitive in a changing world? Are they, in short, doing well by doing
> good? This is the guide that tells you."
> -- http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0609.collegechart.html
>
> Thus, this list is *not* for the edification of high school seniors
> looking for a school to go to (as the U.S.News list is). It's supposedly
> a ranking of how well colleges are making the world a better place /
> serving their country.
>
> -- eefi
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