| help...out...other people?
That's a funny statement, especially on a thread that's as bull***** as they come.
I "rip...apart" (you gotta love quote rewording) statistics when they're wrong. You want to talk about helping people out. I'm trying to help people who don't know anything about McGill get a fair and absolutely clear picture. That's why I'm naturally opposed to "objective" measures of a very very subjective experience and topic. "Quality" has always been a subjective topic so the second someone comes up with a way to objectively measure it, one should be questioning of said method.
Use your own judgment for a sec, and think about this. Stanford, Johns Hopkins, and a myriad of other top notch (privately funded) institutions are below McGill on a world ranking...Also, Purdue University has a change in position that's over 100 places... McGill's good, don't get me wrong, but we aren't that good. No University who's TA's are striking against it should merit a 12th in the world ranking, unless its in the category of "underfundedness". I'm not saying more $$ = better institution, I'm saying more $$ usually means happier employees, and since employees (TA's) make this university...You connect the dots.
There's no doubt that we're first tier internationally (that is, if we allow the first tier to be reasonably sized, and not just reserved for 5 or 6 universities). It's just the relativeness of the entire Time's World Ranking system is questionable.
You kids don't appreciate good help when it's right in front of you (a common trait among the caliber of student interested in McGill). You want everything spoon-fed to you, opinions are no exception. Everyone wants to believe great things about where they go or want to go to school; however the TRUTH (something everyone deserves) is this: McGill isn't perfect. A goal of mine is making sure everyone (here) understands what they're getting into, when they enroll here. If you'd rather blindly just follow and believe, go for it. I'm sorry I tried.
p.s. if no one could realize yet, Ocikat = llld, the thread starter. Don't listen to half of the crap that kid says, he's purely here to spread pro-McGill propaganda. |