Criticisms
Test preparation providers, including the Princeton Review, have been criticized in the past on the grounds that their courses claim larger score increases than they deliver.
College rankings, including those published by the Princeton Review, have been criticized by educators and commentators for failing to be accurate or comprehensive by assigning objective rankings formed from subjective opinions. The Princeton Review officials counter that their rankings are unique in that they rely on student opinion and not just on statistical data.
The American Medical Association has criticized the Princeton Review list of Best Party Schools and requested that the list be discontinued. The rankings for LGBT-related lists have also been criticized as inaccurate due to outdated methodologies.
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