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* * College rankings get shakeup Issue.1122 Sept 23, 2015 Inspired startup Background information Detailed Study College rankings get shakeup General Questions QS World University Rankings?is an annual publication of?university rankings?by?Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) company. While it is viewed as one of the most widely read university rankings,?criticism of it for giving undue weight to subjective indicators and being commercialized also exists. Background Information Skimming and scanning: Find the answers to the following quesitons as quickly as possible. Instruction 1.Why this years QS rankings may stir up more debate? 2. What changes do we see in this years rankings? The list has seen two Asian schools–The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore–jump 10 and 26 places higher, respectively. General Questions This year’s QS World University Rankings may fire up more debate than usual, since there are quite a few dramatic changes compared to previous lists. 3. What caused the changes? 4.Why is QS Rankings reputation-driven? The changes are largely due to a modification in the rankings methodology. In this year’s rankings, QS has adjusted its metrics so faculty research citations in all five fields received equal weight. General Questions Because two out of its six performance indicators–worth 50 percent of a school’s score–are derived from surveys instead of hard data, which may fluctuate from time to time, according to The Telegraph. 5. How can we find the best school for our needs? 6. What did Danny Byrne say about the rankings? It’s important that not to fixate solely on the overall rankings. Instead, sort the results by subject matter, or using the six individual indicators used, to find the best school for your needs. General Questions “Rankings are a useful source of information that wouldn’t otherwise be available – but they don’t make your decision for you,” Danny Byrne, “It’s about knowing wh