Comments on: u.s. news & world report 2010 college rankings released http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/20/u-s-news-world-report-2010-college-rankings-released/ the official blog of the ever searching soul, Dr. Robert R. Cargill, Assistant Professor of Classics and Religious Studies at The University of Iowa Mon, 28 May 2012 02:24:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: College Rankings #2: Pitfalls of Various Preference-Based Ranking Methods | MyChances.net http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/20/u-s-news-world-report-2010-college-rankings-released/#comment-197 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 04:33:26 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=608#comment-197 [...] I’ll even demonstrate how this approach addresses a common criticism of the currently popular college rankings: that there is no way to truly distinguish between schools closely ranked (e.g., #3 vis-a-vis [...]

]]> By: bobcargill http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/20/u-s-news-world-report-2010-college-rankings-released/#comment-157 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:27:16 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=608#comment-157 my mistake. i’ll make the correction. thanx.

]]> By: paul http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/20/u-s-news-world-report-2010-college-rankings-released/#comment-156 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:19:59 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=608#comment-156 chicago and columbia are tied at 8th

]]> By: Ann http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/20/u-s-news-world-report-2010-college-rankings-released/#comment-151 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 15:39:46 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=608#comment-151 I wonder if it makes much sense to just compare schools? Would it not make more sense to compare departments? As I remember my friends saying ‘I’m studying law at the University of Leuven’ because that department is the best, rather than because the university is. It makes more sense to first think of what you want to study, see who offers that, and then pick a nice one, rather than just list all universities in a top-list and aim in getting in for number one?

Did they need to list their sizes also, and ended their applications with ‘Our University wants World Peace!’ ?

]]> By: america s best colleges 2010 | sodini video http://robertcargill.com/2009/08/20/u-s-news-world-report-2010-college-rankings-released/#comment-150 Fri, 21 Aug 2009 11:44:47 +0000 http://bobcargill.wordpress.com/?p=608#comment-150 [...] University tops the U.S.News & World …RTV Channel – http://www.rtvchannel.tv/|||u.s. news & world report 2010 college rankings released « The …Posted on August 20, 2009 by bobcargill. U.S. News & World Report. u.s. news & world report [...]

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