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What’s in a number?

Our guest this week has a message for high school seniors and their parents who are poring over the latest college rankings lists: Put ‘em down.

January 14, 2015

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Our guest this week has a message for high school seniors and their parents who are poring over the latest college rankings lists: Put ‘em down. Alexander McCormick, director of the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) says there’s almost no correlation between the ranking of a school and the factors that go into a good college experience.

 

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