When I first read the article about Emory providing false data to gain better rankings, I thought, "Well, people lie. How's this new?" The little I know about statistics includes the fact that many studies skew data to prove a specific point. This didn't seem that different to me. Sure, Emory was actually lying, but either way, people got false information.
     I guess it's worse that Emory was outright lying. It's wouldn't have looked good if they'd claimed they didn't understand the questions and didn't know they were providing false information. I mean, an esteemed private college claiming not to understand a survey's questions? Wouldn't have made them look too good...
     And after all, they did the right thing eventually. Emory's president admitted to the deed. Emory fired those responsible. What more could they do besides refund tuition for everyone whose choice to go to Emory was solidified by the rankings? Yeah, that's completely realistic.
     Did anyone actually decide to go to Emory just because they had good rankings? Do people actually do that? They might've become interested in the school because they saw the rankings, but surely they did more research than that. Or visited the school? If anyone was duped by the false rankings because they saw the school's place on a list and made the choice to attend without looking into the programs or seeing the campus, well, I don't feel sorry for them. My point is, I hope there was something else appealing about Emory besides it's place on a list.