<p>lol …whatever, I know I’m not a shill, I have nothing to prove…I’m sorry for you that you are so cynical…I’m apparently not adding anything useful to the discussion here for anyone, so I will not waste more of my time </p>
<p>I think bottom line is that we disagree with (a) what counts as a broad curriculum (b) what counts as “obscure” or “unknown” ie some of the schools on that list of AALE are anything but if you are truly familiar with grad school admissions in the States (c) the characteristics that count for “quality” ie. I’m not obsessed with public reputation…</p>
<p>almost everything I have said has had to do with what I think is right for ME and the only reason I posted at all was because I know some people are in the same boat and I was trying to be helpful…just because someone has come to a different conclusion from you doesn’t necessarily mean they are ignorant, it might just mean that they aren’t the same person and therefore have different tastes and priorities…I still don’t see why you feel so angry about this…rather than just laying out the concerns you have about the school (some of which are worth talking about), you keep putting words in my mouth about having some sort of anti-public school crusade which I certainly don’t care about, I’m just trying to find the best path for myself…but I will say that if you really are a professor, you certainly haven’t done anything to improve my opinion of the teaching of critical thinking or honest discussion in Canada right now</p>