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| Mark Twain via Wikipedia |
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics. - Mark TwainHow does one chose a single university out of all the stellar universities in this country? Answer: Rankings?
Earlier this month, US News and World Report put out their annual ranking of US colleges. Happily, the University of Baltimore was ranked in the "Top 25 Public Universities in North Region." And considering how many public colleges there are in the northern region of the US, that ain't too shabby. The university has come a long way, even since I started in 2009.
But what exactly does that mean? How did all those highly-caffeinated statistician's in their binder-clogged offices come up with that number? What was taken into account? And how could they possibly have quantified some of the most intangible, and arguably the most important, aspects of a great education--like engaging teachers or peer groups that challenge you to always do better, etc?
