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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This list is NONSENSE. [b]I am an immigrant educated in Britain (Oxbridge), with many years in Asia[/b], and there is NO WAY that Chinese University of Hong Kong, or EPFL, or Kyoto University, NUS (Singapore) or McGill are better than the top schools in the US (including SLACs)! The students in these universities want to come to the US for a better education not the other way around.

This is just a list put together to try to be "globally representative" and fails to capture the true academic and educational experience of US universities.

We sent our kids to US schools even though our kids got some of these universities. There is simply no comparison to the educational experience in the US.   [/quote]

"Try to be globally representative"? Well, this list is an "Alphabetical Rankings Lists 2021 (establishments from Top 50 rankings which appeared on 2 or more lists)" (read from the actual webpage). It makes perfect sense and has nothing to do with the educational experience anywhere. Metrics of these rankings can always be questioned but it seems this list is still representative of Top 50.

"The students in these universities want to come to the US for a better education not the other way around"? You may believe so. The price tag attached to the "true academic and educational experience of US universities" is ridiculous for undergrad while you may get on par in other parts of the world for a fraction of the price. With no handholding once you join - your DC is treated as an adult from Day 1. Experiences are just different.     
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The ones who cannot afford will be given financial aid and the ones who can afford it have more money that you and I can imagine. Why do you think US universities love the Chinese from China and Hong Kong? [/quote]

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