You may have seen recent reports about Claremont McKenna College and Emory University misreporting test scores. In fact, they are not the only schools that have admitted to the practice, and at least some of the time, is it done to improve a school's ranking in publications like the US News & World Report.
There is, however, an underlying problem that I think this opinion piece addresses, and that is our over-reliance on rankings in the first place. The goal should always be finding the college or university that best fits a student, and that school may not be #1 on some arbitrary list. As the GPS college guidance mission statement says:
"The mission of the college guidance office is to encourage students to consider appropriate and challenging college options over a broad geographic area. Although the student is ultimately responsible for taking control of the process, we will also assist students through all aspects of the application, scholarship and financial aid process with the ultimate goal of finding a college that best meets their academic, social, physical, emotional, and spiritual needs." And that goal will be different for every girl.
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