Article: Stuck between greatness and mediocrity

Scott Andrew Shulz
University Wire
09-09-1998
(Arizona Daily Wildcat) (U-WIRE) TUCSON, Ariz. -- Second tier, such is our university. The latest edition of the controversial U.S. News & World Report college rankings was released just over a week ago and again the UA missed being a part of the illustrious first tier of universities. While we have come close to cracking the top 50 many a time, we have repeatedly fallen short of gaining such recognition and thus, the question of "why" is begging to be addressed.

Studying the pages of the magazine, you find that the most glorified schools are those that have a solid academic reputation and require superior SAT or ACT test scores.

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