This post was originally featured on Stanford GSE’s “School’s In” webpage.
New research review finds scant evidence for the widespread belief that attending a “top tier” college leads to success in school and in life.
Dan Schwartz, Dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Education, talks with his co-host, Senior Lecturer Denise Pope, about college rankings, how they are determined, and whether it is important to choose a school that is high on one of the many lists create college hierarchies.
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