next years rankings?

fastMEd
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:34:06 +0000

oxypunk151: The average person needs to learn that a ranking difference of + or - 5 spots is rather trivial. UCLA is within 5 spots of UCB I believe.

Perhaps, but the fact is that this ranking system is a huge contributor to the perception of UCLA as Berkeley’s lesser cousin and as a less academically capable institution. The ranking is the only source that most can go by, and I would like see UCLA perceived more highly than Berkeley by the rest of the population.

mrxalleycat: Same perception. UCLA is better not because LA is better than Berkeley but rather because UCLA is better than UC Berkeley.