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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Berkeley grads hold onto the global rankings as if their lives depended on it. Can you imagine the inner turmoil and angst if Berkeley were to fall down the global rankings, too? Never seen a group of more insecure alums in my life. And that insecurity often reveals itself in nasty ways.[/quote]

This statement needs to be restricted to a certain group of Berkeley grads, namely the undergraduates. We all know that global rankings put emphasis on graduate school research, and in that sphere, there are very few schools that are better than Berkeley.

Of course, Berkeley Ph.D. students have every reason to mention the global rankings, because that is an accurate representation of their achievement. A Berkeley Ph.D. student is more elite than a Duke or Vanderbilt Ph.D. student, and there's no way to argue against this.

Where I agree with you, are those insecure [b]undergrads[/b] who mention the global rankings as if it's a representation of their eliteness. They take credit for something they don't deserve, i.e. the elite nature of the grad programs at Berkeley. They are nasty indeed.[/quote]
What exactly have the undergrads at a given university done to "deserve" the higher ranking?

Much of the ranking is a result of hundreds of years of entrenched reputation and donations. It has nothing to do with the students actually attending the school.[/quote]

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