# How important is education ranking in your state? \[edited title\]

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-education-ranking-in-your-state-edited-title/802015>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 18, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-education-ranking-in-your-state-edited-title/802015 "2017-11-18T20:20:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-education-ranking-in-your-state-edited-title/802015/41 "2017-11-21T19:43:49Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> My lil’wrekker just started college this fall, her ACT score was 28. She is on a full-ride scholarship.

Full ride academic scholarship?

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**Author:** ![puddleglum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puddleglum/32/137_2.png) [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-education-ranking-in-your-state-edited-title/802015/42 "2017-11-22T16:45:56Z")

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Texas has a very good school system but it is ranked low due to Simpson’s paradox.

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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-education-ranking-in-your-state-edited-title/802015/43 "2017-11-22T18:07:47Z")

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**OP** - Employers don’t give a damn where you grew up, where you went to school, what rankings your state has. Employers want well-spoken, engaged employees who interview well. And really, then it’s a foot in the door. My company is a multinational Fortune 25 company. You get hired in, you can apply for jobs anywhere within the country.

StG

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2017, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-education-ranking-in-your-state-edited-title/802015/44 "2017-11-22T18:22:57Z")

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> [@puddleglum](#):
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> Texas has a very good school system but it is ranked low due to Simpson’s paradox.

Homer?

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