http://shanghaiist.com/2009/02/03/shanghais_ceibs_makes_top_10_rankin.php All comments for Shanghai's CEIBS makes Top 10 ranking for MBA Programs en-us 2009 shanghailaine Sun, 08 Feb 2009 15:45:00 +0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss elaine@shanghaiist.com elaine@shanghaiist.com 60 http://shanghaiist.com/2009/02/03/shanghais_ceibs_makes_top_10_rankin.php#comment-1579436 http://shanghaiist.com/2009/02/03/shanghais_ceibs_makes_top_10_rankin.php#comment-1579436 Comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:41:01 +0800 <p>I can tell you with 100% certitude that these rankings are 100% bullshit. Read the methodology. The majority (40%) of the rankings scores are based simply upon salary upon graduation and increase in salary. These are also ranked in terms of PPP, which means that those salary figures listed are not talking about real money. Also, many of the students may begin from a very low income bracket, and thus increasing their salaries (if only in terms of PPP) is not very difficult. Additionally, the definition of "international" is very much in question and why "international" schools should get points just for being "international" doesn't make a lot of sense. I assure you that these rankings have nothing to do with the quality of education at these institutions, but many of the students see these score as reflecting just that and the schools gain a false sense of legitimacy and academic credibility. Generally, these rankings aren't very meaningful, so don't try to extrapolate too much from them.</p>