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jschubart t1_iwlbz1k wrote

Their methodology is whoever pays them more gets higher ranked.

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LoungingLlama312 t1_iwlfx4f wrote

Yea everything is becoming pay for play now. Forbes does their "council" where they pump it as emergent leaders in a field. Really it's whomever wants to pay the 1k+ yearly fee to be able to put it on their work bio.

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AugustHenceforth t1_iwlh5jv wrote

As recipient of the 2006 Time Magazine Person of the Year award I take issue with that.

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probsnot605 t1_iwmb1lf wrote

You was the recipient of the 2006 Time Magazine Person of the Year

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Rancarable t1_iwmku8h wrote

Woosh. Try taking a look at the "cover" for 2006.

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[deleted] t1_iwmsai5 wrote

Bro said woosh like we were all suppose to be able to recall the 2006 time magazine cover on the spot at anytime in case anyone made an obscure joke about it on Reddit.

Edit:spelling

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SurrealWino t1_iwnlryh wrote

Jokes on you I use old magazine covers as wallpaper because I have been waiting for this very moment

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probsnot605 t1_iwoe4cx wrote

Everyone show the woosh guy some respect, he too was Time Magazines Person of the Year in 2006, very distinguished

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Alwayssunnyinarizona t1_iwlmlbc wrote

In my field, rankings are based on a survey sent out to graduates: which university do you think is the best for your degree?

Lost the feeling of prestige I had graduating from a top 5 when I learned that.

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abattleofone t1_iwna1g8 wrote

I’ve worked in higher ed in a department that controlled application, admission, and enrollment data. It’s a lot more than just surveys; a lot of it is also based on enrollment numbers, admission rates, acceptance rates, average GRE/GMAT/etc.

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Relevant_Link_ t1_iwmby2f wrote

>For 30 years, US News & World Report has been using a secret formula to rank the best colleges and universities in the United States. As a public service to our listeners, we hack the algorithm and discover the dirty little secret of the rankings game.

Malcolm Gladwell

Revisionist History

Lord of the Rankings

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All_the_dinohorses t1_iwmo8z7 wrote

This is how Military Friendly schools are determined. About a decade ago schools paid to get included on a list to attract veterans with GI Bill. So they created tiers of how friendly you are (at opening your check book)

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A_Gent_4Tseven t1_iwmrvrv wrote

It’s the same with Yale though technically… I still think regardless of people caught(and in some cases never really punished) paying or accepting payments and yet still… even some of their purchased degrees still stand. But Ivy League schools all around did that shit, and I doubt they’ll ever actually stop. I don’t get it all around. Greedy.

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