Originally Published in The Hindustan Times Education Supplement
This time of year students start receiving
admissions results. Many applicants have already received their UK University
offers and conditions and all US colleges will announce admissions results by
March 31. Once a results are out the question of which college to choose weighs
on the minds of applicants and their families. You may be wondering how
do I leverage my best option given all the considerations of cost, course and
college. Most applicants take advice of older students, teachers, counselors
and alumni, but at some point, everyone will invariably turn to published
rankings as one resource to guide their decision.