{"id":25474,"date":"2026-07-31T16:17:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T10:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mitkundapura.com\/?p=25474"},"modified":"2026-08-01T09:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T04:27:26","slug":"does-your-engineering-colleges-ranking-actually-matter-to-recruiters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mitkundapura.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/31\/does-your-engineering-colleges-ranking-actually-matter-to-recruiters\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Your Engineering College&#8217;s Ranking Actually Matter to Recruiters?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"25474\" class=\"elementor elementor-25474\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e66d118 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e66d118\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a8e10d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a8e10d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"bb5c7d9e-75dd-472a-ae4e-5acb0fabba5d\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\">\u00a0Every year, right around admission season, the same question comes up in almost every family discussion: how good is this college&#8217;s ranking? Parents compare numbers from different survey lists, students scroll through ranking websites, and somewhere in that process the actual question gets lost. What recruiters look at when hiring is often quite different from what these rankings measure.<\/div><div class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a6c55da-3f80-83ee-b0b3-d14c9ed4d4a6-2\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"><section class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a6c55da-3f80-83ee-b0b3-d14c9ed4d4a6-2\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a6c55da-3f80-83ee-b0b3-d14c9ed4d4a6-2\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-32\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" data-conversation-screenshot-content=\"\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow AIPRM__conversation__response sm:AIPRM__conversation__response AIPRM__relative\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"0\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"cda7c8e5-288d-4247-8bb3-9a5cc86bdc6d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"393\" data-end=\"839\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitkundapura.com\/\">Moodlakatte Institute of Technology<\/a>, admission counselling often includes discussions about what truly matters for long-term career success. While rankings can provide useful information, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitkundapura.com\/\">Moodlakatte Institute of Technology<\/a> encourages students to focus on practical skills, academic performance, internships, industry exposure, and placement opportunities, as these are the factors that recruiters value most during the hiring process.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b7afc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b7afc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Rankings Actually Measure\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d6b7aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d6b7aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most national ranking lists are built from factors like research output, faculty publications, funding, and infrastructure scores submitted by the institution itself. These are useful for comparing large universities against each other, but they say very little about whether a company will actually show up on campus to hire final-year students. A college can rank respectably on paper while having a placement cell that barely functions, and another college with a modest ranking can have strong, consistent hiring relationships that rankings simply do not capture.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc2af23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc2af23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Recruiters Actually Look At\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281df51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"281df51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recruiters, when asked directly, tend to talk about very different things. They talk about whether past hires from a college performed well on the job, whether the curriculum keeps up with what the industry actually uses, and whether the placement team is easy to work with when scheduling drives. A recruiter visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitkundapura.com\/\">Moodlakatte Institute of Technology<\/a> is not checking which rank the college holds on a magazine list. They are checking whether the students in front of them can think clearly, communicate well, and pick up new skills quickly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9673382 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9673382\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where Rankings Still Help<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce12d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ce12d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This does not mean rankings are meaningless. They can be a rough signal of overall institutional quality, and for certain government scholarships or higher studies abroad, a recognized ranking can genuinely help. But for a student&#8217;s first job, the things that matter more are usually closer to home: how often companies actually visit, how many students got interview calls last year, and what kind of support exists between finishing a resume and walking into an interview room. Those details rarely show up in a ranking chart.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0feced1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0feced1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Trade-Off Some Colleges Make<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9b533 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e9b533\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colleges that focus heavily on marketing their ranking sometimes end up spending less energy on the things that actually move placement numbers, like industry tie-ups, internship pipelines, and mock interview practice. At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitkundapura.com\/\">Moodlakatte Institute of Technology<\/a>, the approach has leaned more toward building direct relationships with recruiters and running structured placement training, rather than chasing a higher position on a list that most hiring managers do not check before scheduling a campus visit anyway.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a51f5b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a51f5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to Actually Check Instead\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f9581a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f9581a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a student choosing where to study, the more useful exercise is looking past the ranking number entirely. Ask how many companies visited last year, what packages were actually offered, not just the highest one mentioned in a brochure, and talk to a few recent graduates if possible. A college like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mitkundapura.com\/\">Moodlakatte Institute of Technology<\/a> can be judged far more accurately this way than by comparing where it sits on a list that changes methodology every year and rarely matches what happens on the ground.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52e0ae4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"52e0ae4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91b1bf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"91b1bf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)\n<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65643c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e65643c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bd5105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-accordion\" data-id=\"4bd5105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n        <div class=\"elementskit-accordion accoedion-primary\" id=\"accordion-6a7124f2ce2d4\">\n\n            \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card active\">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-0-4bd5105\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-02c3c616a7124f2ce2d4\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-02c3c616a7124f2ce2d4\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-02c3c616a7124f2ce2d4\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Should I ignore college rankings completely while choosing a college?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-02c3c616a7124f2ce2d4\" class=\" show collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-0-4bd5105\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a7124f2ce2d4\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Not completely. Use them as one small data point, not the main deciding factor.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-1-4bd5105\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-910c2036a7124f2ce2d4\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-910c2036a7124f2ce2d4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-910c2036a7124f2ce2d4\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">What matters more than ranking for placements?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-910c2036a7124f2ce2d4\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-1-4bd5105\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a7124f2ce2d4\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Consistent recruiter visits, a strong placement cell, and real interview support matter more day to day.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-2-4bd5105\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-ab41a056a7124f2ce2d4\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-ab41a056a7124f2ce2d4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-ab41a056a7124f2ce2d4\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Do rankings affect higher studies abroad?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-ab41a056a7124f2ce2d4\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-2-4bd5105\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a7124f2ce2d4\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Sometimes, yes, especially for certain scholarships or university applications. It varies by country and program.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-3-4bd5105\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-eff19e56a7124f2ce2d4\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-eff19e56a7124f2ce2d4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-eff19e56a7124f2ce2d4\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">How can I find out how a college actually performs in placements?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-eff19e56a7124f2ce2d4\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-3-4bd5105\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a7124f2ce2d4\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0Ask for recent placement data directly and try to speak with a few alumni if you can.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-4-4bd5105\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-3c05a366a7124f2ce2d4\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-3c05a366a7124f2ce2d4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-3c05a366a7124f2ce2d4\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Does MITK focus more on rankings or placements?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_active_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Active Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-up-arrow\"><\/i>                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\n                            \n                                                    <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n\n                    <div id=\"Collapse-3c05a366a7124f2ce2d4\" class=\" collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"primaryHeading-4-4bd5105\" data-parent=\"#accordion-6a7124f2ce2d4\">\n\n                        <div class=\"elementskit-card-body ekit-accordion--content\">\n                            <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Moodlakatte Institute of Technology has generally focused more on direct recruiter relationships and placement training.<\/span><\/p>                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div><!-- .elementskit-card END -->\n\n                \n                <div class=\"elementskit-card \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-card-header\" id=\"primaryHeading-5-4bd5105\">\n                        <a href=\"#collapse-91fa8d96a7124f2ce2d4\" class=\"ekit-accordion--toggler elementskit-btn-link collapsed\" data-ekit-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#Collapse-91fa8d96a7124f2ce2d4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"Collapse-91fa8d96a7124f2ce2d4\">\n                            \n                            <span class=\"ekit-accordion-title\">Is a lower-ranked college automatically a bad choice?<\/span>\n\n                            \n                                <div class=\"ekit_accordion_icon_group\">\n                                    <div class=\"ekit_accordion_normal_icon\">\n                                        <!-- Normal Icon -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"icon icon-down-arrow1\"><\/i>                                 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