Well, it's hard to have a ranking system--or even a descriptive, in-depth article--on the schools that best "prepare you for real life." Just as SAT scores aren't the best way to rank students in the college admissions process, SAT scores aren't the best way to rank schools, but they're a national standard and a fairly good way of judging general ability. (But I don't really want to argue about the merits of standardized testing.) Newsweek just wanted to find a way to recognize the schools that didn't fit its AP-based rating scale.Newsweek, in my opinion, is trying its best, and perhaps we should just accept the fact that one of the things our school is recognized for is its high test scores. (And if people really want to find out more about our school, they can Google us or something.) This article isn't trying to suggest that rankings and test scores are all that matter, either. It shouldn't be anything to get offended by.Of course, Michelle, I do agree with you on your main point: we, as a society, shouldn't be obsessed with school rankings and so on. But if they're going to commend us, why fight it?