http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/education/claremont-mckenna-college-says-it-exaggerated-sat-figures.html?ref=us
Claremont McKenna College, a small top liberal arts school, admitted to inflating SAT scores of incoming students in order to boost rankings for the college. Officials were shocked that the dishonesty of the school and the motivation to commit such an act. The college will be removed from next year's ranking list for private colleges.
This article provides insight on the horrors of ranking systems. Claremont McKenna College resorted to dishonesty in order to boost their ranking, and the same may happen in high schools regarding students and students themselves regarding their own grades. In addition, this article further proves that students are merely viewed as numbers and scores under a ranking system.
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