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Well, I doubt that many people use US News as the end-all for choosing a school, but the fact remains that most DO, in fact, use US News as a general guidepoint to assess the quality of a school. I'm certainly guilty of that--if Baylor was ranked in the 50s, I have no problem saying that I would not be considering BCM as much as I am now..I think that's true for most applicants.
So it remains rather odd for BCM to willingly lower it's rankings.. I see nothing 'noble' about not reporting MD Anderson especially given that so many other schools do similar things. THe noble thing might be to petition US News to change their policies, but every school should maximize their opportunities while playing within the rules..I really see no disadvantage to reporting MDA to US News.. especially when they had such a great shot to be in top ten this year. (I know, there is no inherent merit to being 10 instead of 13 or whatever, but certainly if you had the option you would rather be 10.)
So anyway, my point is that I doubt BCM did this for no reason..there's got to be some kind of explanation.
So it remains rather odd for BCM to willingly lower it's rankings.. I see nothing 'noble' about not reporting MD Anderson especially given that so many other schools do similar things. THe noble thing might be to petition US News to change their policies, but every school should maximize their opportunities while playing within the rules..I really see no disadvantage to reporting MDA to US News.. especially when they had such a great shot to be in top ten this year. (I know, there is no inherent merit to being 10 instead of 13 or whatever, but certainly if you had the option you would rather be 10.)
So anyway, my point is that I doubt BCM did this for no reason..there's got to be some kind of explanation.