Word: surveying
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...another recent survey of academic deans, measuring the best law schools in the nation, Princeton won a spot in the top ten. Princeton doesn't have a law school...
That legacy of arbitrary measures and seeming inaccuracies was kept alive by this year's survey. Washington University in St. Louis finished fourth in the area of "faculty quality," while Harvard did not get into the top five...
Perhaps U.S. News and World Report--affectionately known as U.S. Snooze and World Distort to many readers--shouldn't throw stones. Where would it finish in a survey of the best news magazines? Probably no better than where Harvard finished in its poll, and likely worse...
According to the survey, Harvard failed to place in the top five for student retention and faculty quality. Whatever inaccuracies may be present in the College Board statistics, the University should consider this a warning sign that it might be slipping just a little...
...that's the case, then the survey can do more than just provide a little comic relief...