Anonymous wrote:Brown, Dartmouth, Amherst, Rice, Williams?

Most people in the US have never heard of them.

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Anonymous wrote:I love the UK, but IMHO they're wrong about much in how they educate their youth.

Specifics? Because I tend to think their system is superior to the US.

The biggest problem is the over-emphasis on exams in determining what educational options are open to students. A teenager with a budding passion for writing or history will be pushed into studying something STEM related if the test scores dictate. Stress levels are enormous because the focus is so narrow in determining access to university. No consideration is given to the context in which levels of achievement were reached, which results in major inequity--those who have to work to help support their family and have less time to study for exams are out of luck. Those who have passion for anything not related preparing for exams (athletics, helping the old folks in the neighborhood or local nursing home, sailing, theatre, music, etc.) are penalized because they have less time to study. Having a robust social life is discouraged because it takes time away from studying.

The system is just not flexible, and because of this much potential is lost.

Anonymous wrote:This is amazing. I’m in CA. My kid has always wanted to live in London. Yet another reason to go to UCLA/SD/Berkeley.

Oh wait. Never mind. Sounds like the degree had to have been awarded last year.

This is amazing. I’m in CA. My kid has always wanted to live in London. Yet another reason to go to UCLA/SD/Berkeley.

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Anonymous wrote:They’ve got UDub and UT, plus NYU (?) but no UVA, GaTech, Carnegie Mellon, Rice? Bizarre choices.
It’s telling that there are no SLACs on this list, either, considering many have grad programs. Does the UK even have jobs available right now? I thought they are headed into a recession far sooner than we are.

People need to understand what "university" means. Rice, etc. are great at undergraduate education but that does not make them top universities. The USNews "National Universities" ranking is a misnomer given it's focus on undergraduate education, and clearly constantly confuses people on a daily basis.

Both University of Washington and NYU are major research universities, particularly for medicine. GaTech and Carnegie Mellon are both great at engineering research but not so much in other areas. Looks like U.K. is not focusing on engineering talent with this list.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Great recognition of public universities in the US!

Agreed, it’s actually a decent cross-representation of both the hyper-elite privates and very respectable, robust publics.

Anonymous wrote:Where’s Northeastern? Penn State?

Northeastern booster strikes again. No one seriously thinks anything of your overhyped, overrated school.

Where’s Northeastern? Penn State?

Great recognition of public universities in the US!

I like it. My kids schools are on it.

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Anonymous wrote:Ha! No UVA or UMD. Let the wailing and lamentations begin!

You’re an idiot. Go back and learn what the lust us about. And fwiw UVA is the no. 1 university producer of Rhodes Scholars after the Ivies snd the no. 1 of all publics. Ask me how I know.

Because you say the same idiotic thing every.single.time. Ask ME how i know.

- np

Anonymous wrote:I love the UK, but IMHO they're wrong about much in how they educate their youth.

Specifics? Because I tend to think their system is superior to the US.

I love the UK, but IMHO they're wrong about much in how they educate their youth.

Six state universities. No UVA. LMAO

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Anonymous wrote:Ha! No UVA or UMD. Let the wailing and lamentations begin!

You’re an idiot. Go back and learn what the lust us about. And fwiw UVA is the no. 1 university producer of Rhodes Scholars after the Ivies snd the no. 1 of all publics. Ask me how I know.

DP