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Posted on 2/14/15 at 5:24 am to Tolbert1906
Posted on 2/14/15 at 5:24 am to Tolbert1906
Ranking schools is an exercise in futility. There is likely no discernible difference in #25 and #50
There are thousands of colleges in the USA. Even Kentucky at 103 is probably in the top 5%.
Any SEC school is going to offer academic programs that will lead to a successful career.
There are thousands of colleges in the USA. Even Kentucky at 103 is probably in the top 5%.
Any SEC school is going to offer academic programs that will lead to a successful career.
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Posted on 2/14/15 at 7:19 am to makersmark1
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Ranking schools is an exercise in futility. There is likely no discernible difference in #25 and #50
This. I will venture to say that there isnt much difference in the schools ranked #25 - #100. A big state school is a big state school.
This post was edited on 2/14/15 at 7:20 am
Posted on 2/14/15 at 10:55 am to makersmark1
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Ranking schools is an exercise in futility. There is likely no discernible difference in #25 and #50
Spoken like a guy who's school is ranked in the 50s.
This post was edited on 2/14/15 at 10:56 am
Posted on 2/14/15 at 11:34 am to makersmark1
People, in general, just like rankings I guess. I don't understand how you can really rank every single school on that list like they try to do every year.
Once you are done with your core classes, every student then seperates into their own particular branch of study in their respective colleges of that University anyway. Chemistry majors go to the College of Science and Mathematics. History majors go to the College of Liberal Arts. And Engineers go to the College of Engineering. Etc., etc., etc.
How can lists like these then "rank" a whole University System as a result? Every University is different in its own way. How can you rank a particular University's collective programs when none of those programs are even associated other than sharing a select few core classes from the same institution. Otherwise, they are academically independent from one another. What does the College of Music have to do with the College of Veterinary Medicine?
They are completely different, but somehow you can combine the two (and all of the rest) and formulate a ranking that judges a whole University?
I guess I just don't understand other than, as I stated before, people just like rankings for some reason.
Once you are done with your core classes, every student then seperates into their own particular branch of study in their respective colleges of that University anyway. Chemistry majors go to the College of Science and Mathematics. History majors go to the College of Liberal Arts. And Engineers go to the College of Engineering. Etc., etc., etc.
How can lists like these then "rank" a whole University System as a result? Every University is different in its own way. How can you rank a particular University's collective programs when none of those programs are even associated other than sharing a select few core classes from the same institution. Otherwise, they are academically independent from one another. What does the College of Music have to do with the College of Veterinary Medicine?
They are completely different, but somehow you can combine the two (and all of the rest) and formulate a ranking that judges a whole University?
I guess I just don't understand other than, as I stated before, people just like rankings for some reason.
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