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I Didn’t Attend A Top College – Does It Hurt My Chances of Getting Into Grad School?

Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life.

by Dr. Khia on October 10, 2011

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Colleges and universities earn bragging rights for appearing at the top of “America’s Best Colleges” lists, but what do these rankings really mean? What kind of impact does it translate to for the student who did… or didn’t…. attend one of these nationally acclaimed institutions of higher education? [click to continue…]

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America’s Best Colleges – Do You Attend One?

Get Clear. Get Into Grad School. Get On With Your Life.

by Dr. Khia on September 23, 2011

americas top colleges 2012

U.S. News and World Reports is very well-known as a publication for its yearly rankings of the Best Colleges in America. According to the methodology information on their website, colleges and universities are ranked according to the following quality indicators:

  • Peer assessment
  • Graduation and retention rates
  • Faculty resources
  • Student selectivity
  • Financial resources
  • Alumni giving
  • Graduation rate performance*
  • High school counselor undergraduate academic reputation ratings*

Also rankings for the year 2012 include regionally accredited for-profit colleges and universities for the first time ever, such as online bachelor-degree program granting institutions. (*Asterisks denote indicators used for national and liberal arts colleges only).

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