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by lbarrow 1436 days ago
These rankings consistently tell people that Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc are the best schools in the country. Why would they boycott rankings that praise them?
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Because it puts other 'less desirable' non-elite schools in the same lists for top twenty/thirty/forty, etc.
The Ivies rank 1, (UNLISTED), 2, 5, 8, 13, 14, and 17. All of the "less desirable, non-elite schools" are listed BELOW these schools, which keeps them looking good.
Is that even really a negative?