Let me first start off by saying that I am not big on the US News Rankings and other ranking sites. I think they are a great starting point for you to begin looking at schools and getting some names in your mind, but beyond that a school that is number 1 on their list may not be number 1 for you. Think about the school as a whole, rather than their ranking. Interestingly enough, most rankings are based on facts such as the percentage of alumni who donate back to the school, and the percent of faculty that publish every year, If these things are the MOST important for you when looking at schools, by all means take the rankings literally, but for the rest, please take it with a grain of salt. Don't let your dream school slip through your hands, simply because it was ranked lower.
If you don't read anything else. Visit the School. Then YOU decide what YOU would rank it!
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