Comments on: Devil in Details https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2006/10/27/devil-in-details/ Culture, Politics, Academia and Other Shiny Objects Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:50:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.15 By: Timothy Burke https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2006/10/27/devil-in-details/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 17:50:00 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=290#comment-2203 I’ve heard it now from several admissions officers, who say that their own institutions don’t do it, but that others do. Apparently we don’t do it; I gather that you’re right that Williams doesn’t do it, either. I’ll see if I can find something that’s “official” or fully sourced on this issue.

]]> By: dkane https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2006/10/27/devil-in-details/comment-page-1/#comment-2202 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:28:15 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=290#comment-2202 More details, please. Is this something from a knowledgeable source about an important school? I am a class agent at Williams, and I am fairly sure that we don’t do this.

]]> By: joeo https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2006/10/27/devil-in-details/comment-page-1/#comment-2196 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 00:47:47 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=290#comment-2196 s a pretty good example of gaming the system, and one of many reasons why anyone who is heavily dependent on those kinds of rankings in making their choice should think twice about doing so. Those kinds of college rankings are really useful for people without other resources to investigate colleges. What you describe is pretty clearly just cheating though. ]]> >I think that’s a pretty good example of gaming the system, and one of many reasons why anyone who is heavily dependent on those kinds of rankings in making their choice should think twice about doing so.

Those kinds of college rankings are really useful for people without other resources to investigate colleges. What you describe is pretty clearly just cheating though.

]]> By: tjb https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/blog/2006/10/27/devil-in-details/comment-page-1/#comment-2184 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:11:50 +0000 http://weblogs.swarthmore.edu/burke/?p=290#comment-2184 Of course, the other option is to just bribe the alums. Here at Notre Dame, you have to “donate” a nominal amount in order to be entered into the lottery for buying football tickets. Needless to say, we have a very nice alumni giving rate.

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