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The Times Higher Education Report for 2008 was posted the other day, for anybody interested in such reports: Article here: Times Higher Education Rankings 2008Rankings here: World University RankingsHarvard came first overall. Among Canadian universities, the top three were McGill (ranked 20 overall), UBC (ranked 34 overall), and the University of Toronto (ranked 41 overall).
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Rank: Student Body President
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I think these ranking systems are a joke, universities especially in canada cant be judged as a whole to show what they really are. In canada schools are individual for programs. I would much rather go to ivey for business then degroote but rather go to mac health sci then go to western, the rankings can say what they want but i cant see a way to justify the better one. Second is there are very few fully well rounded schools out there globally, Harvard is one of them cause it has a good business and law school and im sure some others. so i have no problem with it being up top. But Waterloo was ranked way down there and i cant see why, yeas as a whole waterloo may not be a perfect school but if your looking for math or engineering i think its right up there with the best of them.
Will be applying to: Ivey,QC,Schulich,Laurier,Rotman,Mcgill(desautles)
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Rank: Student Body Vice-President
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Joined: 7/15/2008
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"But Waterloo was ranked way down there and i cant see why,"
You answered your own question ----> "yeas as a whole waterloo may not be a perfect school but if your looking for math or engineering i think its right up there with the best of them.
Its a OVERALL univeristy ranking. Yea, it cant be fair when u are looking at individual programs - which is why program related ranking exists.
University of Toronto Electrical Engineering 1T1 (2011)
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Rank: Student Body President
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what im saying is that its pointless to even have the rankings because it doesnt mean anything
Will be applying to: Ivey,QC,Schulich,Laurier,Rotman,Mcgill(desautles)
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