Current Events > Does anyone here attend (or did attend) a global top 100 school?

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https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2018
http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2017.html
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2018/world-ranking#!/page/0/length/25/subjects/3093/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

And if you're feeling brave enough, which university? What do/did you study?
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No one?

My school isn't even ranked, it sucks ass but I'm planning to transfer to a top 250 school.
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301-400 according to the second link.
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Wisconsin

55 according to the first
28 according to the second
43 according to the third

but i graduated in 2011
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Purdue University is #105 in the world??? As in Indiana? I must be missing something here

I'm a junior rn but I at least have high aspirations
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Purdue - #105.
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UW for a year. #61 according to the first list.

Left because I have problems.
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Two from Purdue posted 7 seconds apart.
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Doe posted...

Purdue University is #105 in the world??? As in Indiana? I must be missing something here

I'm a junior rn but I at least have high aspirations

You're at Purdue right now? Quit posting on the damn internet and go order Mad Mushroom Cheesestix
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67, 51, 49

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SideshowBob311 posted...

Doe posted...

Purdue University is #105 in the world??? As in Indiana? I must be missing something here

I'm a junior rn but I at least have high aspirations

You're at Purdue right now? Quit posting on the damn internet and go order Mad Mushroom Cheesestix

No I'm a junior in high school :p sorry

But damn it's at #60 on the third list above Notre Dame. How does that work? I feel like I have been misled on its significance
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LinksLiege posted...

UW for a year. #61 according to the first list.

Left because I have problems.

University of Washington right? Doe posted...

Purdue University is #105 in the world??? As in Indiana? I must be missing something here

I'm a junior rn but I at least have high aspirations

SideshowBob311 posted...

Purdue - #105.

Nice. Remember reading those Purdue articles on how to cite properly lol, still use it every now and then.

TheGoldenEel posted...

Wisconsin

55 according to the first
28 according to the second
43 according to the third

but i graduated in 2011

Wisconsin-Madison? Not bad. That's a pretty good school. Apparently a worthy runner's up to being part of the "Public Ivy universities" group.
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Also that's three Indiana posters in one thread, real interesting
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The University of Auckland. 82 according to the first link. I studied Philosophy and Writing Studies.
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Joelypoely posted...

The University of Auckland. 82 according to the first link. I studied Philosophy and Writing Studies.

Nice! What do you do for a living? I love philosophy, but find it hard to do philosophy.
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Just off the first link:

Yes, top 100 globally. The program I was in there though was easily one of the top 3 or so in the US. (That university is very small and highly variable across programs but its always an easy top 20 nationally). Sorry, wont give specifics.

And I was accepted to a top 10 global school, but I didnt go mainly because of the money unfortunately (I got a fairly good scholarship from where I did go). Ill give the name here since I dont have a degree tied to the school - the University of Chicago. Even visited the campus.
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401-410 according to the first link :/ #35 for my program though :D (top 10 for US alone)

But fuck the #61 school on that link :p
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College apps really scares me, I have good grades/scores and can write well but people on the internet post their perfect SATs and 5.0 GPAs and the 18 clubs that they founded and are like "I know I'm not the strongest candidate but pls rate my chances" like wtf man
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Number 8 for me.
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masticatingman posted...

Just off the first link:

Yes, top 100 globally. The program I was in there though was easily one of the top 3 or so in the US. (That university is very small and highly variable across programs but its always an easy top 20 nationally). Sorry, wont give specifics.

And I was accepted to a top 10 global school, but I didnt go mainly because of the money unfortunately.

Aw, that's too bad. What school were you accepted in?
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Vita_Aeterna posted...

masticatingman posted...

Just off the first link:

Yes, top 100 globally. The program I was in there though was easily one of the top 3 or so in the US. (That university is very small and highly variable across programs but its always an easy top 20 nationally). Sorry, wont give specifics.

And I was accepted to a top 10 global school, but I didnt go mainly because of the money unfortunately.

Aw, that's too bad. What school were you accepted in?

Yeah I went back and edited my post, my bad.

University of Chicago.
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Vita_Aeterna posted...

Joelypoely posted...

The University of Auckland. 82 according to the first link. I studied Philosophy and Writing Studies.

Nice! What do you do for a living? I love philosophy, but find it hard to do philosophy.

Cheers. I do a mixture of blogging and freelance work. I know what you mean about it being difficult to do philosophy, the analytic component does my head in sometimes. I highly recommend doing a philosophy degree as part of a double degree with another practical interest (e.g. BA/LLB, BA/BCom).
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small school in a small town, almost all undergrad. it's probably not listed anywhere on those, and I'm not going to bother checking
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Stanford, here -- #2/2/3 on those lists. (#1 in my heart tho)
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sellerdore posted...

Stanford, here -- #2/2/3 on those lists. (#1 in my heart tho)

u better post proof
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# 17 - but I'm pretty sure I'm the black sheep of Johnny Hops

sellerdore posted...

Stanford, here -- #2/2/3 on those lists.

Very impressive. What do you do now? Making lots of money? Or in insane debt?

averagejoel posted...

small school in a small town, almost all undergrad. it's probably not listed anywhere on those, and I'm not going to bother checking

Username checks out :P

masticatingman posted...

Vita_Aeterna posted...

masticatingman posted...

Just off the first link:

Yes, top 100 globally. The program I was in there though was easily one of the top 3 or so in the US. (That university is very small and highly variable across programs but its always an easy top 20 nationally). Sorry, wont give specifics.

And I was accepted to a top 10 global school, but I didnt go mainly because of the money unfortunately.

Aw, that's too bad. What school were you accepted in?

Yeah I went back and edited my post, my bad.

University of Chicago.

That's a great school. Could have been part of the "Ivy league" as well, if it was founded earlier.
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Doe posted...

u better post proof

well, I'm not going to go dig up my diploma.

Vita_Aeterna posted...

Very impressive. What do you do now? Making lots of money? Or in insane debt?

Actually, got into the game industry -- quite happy where I'm at. Thankfully my parents were kind enough to help with tuition.
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sellerdore posted...

Doe posted...

u better post proof

well, I'm not going to go dig up my diploma.

Vita_Aeterna posted...

Very impressive. What do you do now? Making lots of money? Or in insane debt?

Actually, got into the game industry -- quite happy where I'm at. Thankfully my parents were kind enough to help with tuition.

Wait, this was a diploma? Now it all makes sense. What program specifically?
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Good to meet another top ten here. We are very few here.
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801-1000 on the first
501-600 on the second and third links

Well lol, that's disappointing. I'm so used to national rankings where we're #140.
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Siaperaz posted...

Good to meet another top ten here. We are very few here.

Is it Imperial College London or Columbia? Eitherway, they're both top tier schools.
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Vita_Aeterna posted...

Wait, this was a diploma? Now it all makes sense. What program specifically?

I've got a B.S. in computer science with a concentration in AI.
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Vita_Aeterna posted...

Siaperaz posted...

Good to meet another top ten here. We are very few here.

Is it Imperial College London or Columbia? Eitherway, they're both top tier schools.

I did my MSc in the first one.
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sellerdore posted...

Vita_Aeterna posted...

Wait, this was a diploma? Now it all makes sense. What program specifically?

I've got a B.S. in computer science with a concentration in AI.

Nice. Why the video game industry though? Is it a case of passion, or you got an offer at working at Naughty Dog or something?
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I opted for a less than stellar school instead of honors at a ranked one because I wanted to get out of my city, but I wouldve squandered a better educational experience just like I squandered my high school education and pretty much every advantage and opportunity Ive ever had

I dont like thinking about the past, much.
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Siaperaz posted...

Vita_Aeterna posted...

Siaperaz posted...

Good to meet another top ten here. We are very few here.

Is it Imperial College London or Columbia? Eitherway, they're both top tier schools.

I did my MSc in the first one.

Look at Mr. Smartie Pants here! What do you for a living?
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The one I attended didn't come up in the search, lol. One pro NFL player came out of that school.
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Vita_Aeterna posted...

Nice. Why the video game industry though? Is it a case of passion, or you got an offer at working at Naughty Dog or something?

A little bit of both, actually! Unfortunately can't be too specific but it's a great opportunity for me, I'm quite enjoying it.
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yeah, actually. never went to class, though, and left after two years.
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601-800

Maybe Berkeley or Stanford if I decide to pursue a masters.
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University of Toronto.

lol, the school raped my GPA. That's all I can say.
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EnragedSlith posted...

I opted for a less than stellar school instead of honors at a ranked one because I wanted to get out of my city, but I wouldve squandered a better educational experience just like I squandered my high school education and pretty much every advantage and opportunity Ive ever had

I dont like thinking about the past, much.

Must have been a shitty city.

My oldest sister got a full ride scholarship to a school at the time that was ranked #13 globally. She had to cross the other side of the world to get there.
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I didn't. Pops was offered a full ride to a school on the list, but declined.
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230

how the fuck is ASU 209
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31 in the first link.
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Not ranked on the lists in the OP, but I went to Wesleyan University for undergrad. Made top 10 on the Forbes College Rankings when I graduated:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nataliesportelli/2016/07/06/the-full-list-of-americas-top-colleges-2016/

Pretty sure the only reason it isn't ranked is because it is more of a Liberal Arts College than a Research University. It has a really good reputation in America, though.
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MabusIncarnate posted...

The one I attended didn't come up in the search, lol. One pro NFL player came out of that school.

My school actually has a relatively well known actor in a Marvel movie as an alumni.

sellerdore posted...

Vita_Aeterna posted...

Nice. Why the video game industry though? Is it a case of passion, or you got an offer at working at Naughty Dog or something?

A little bit of both, actually! Unfortunately can't be too specific but it's a great opportunity for me, I'm quite enjoying it.

Well that's good. Maybe Bethesda Games should hire you as a programmer to get rid of the bugs that always plague their games ;)
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lol

no
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