<p>I’m having trouble understanding exactly how i ‘contradicted’ myself. My whole point in bringing up the hospital is that hospitals are very expensive. Lacking such an expensive, elite hospital, i believe, UCLA could probably put much money into its graduate programs. I could be wrong, but that’s what i think.</p>
<p>The ‘honor roll’ hospitals rankings are also done according to a multitude of criteria. Hence, this still follows my definition of what a ranking is, and i don’t see how i’ve contradicted myself.</p>
<p>The reason i said Geffen’s expansion should have an increase on its rankings is because i thought i remembered the faculty at the school saying that they don’t have room to grow. It appears that the quote i was remembering wasn’t stated by the Geffen SOM but by the Jule’s Stein Eye Institute. (which is adjacent) Here’s the quote:</p>
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<p>[Campus</a> plans world’s leading eye research and patient-care facility / UCLA Newsroom](<a href=“http://newsroom.ucla.edu/portal/ucla/campus-plans-world-s-leading-eye-159053.aspx]Campus”>Newsroom | UCLA)</p>
<p>So, although this was said by the Eye Institute, similar reasoning can be extended to Geffen. This is because Geffen will be utilizing half of the floors on the six-story building.</p>
<p>Your final point about being limited in space to expand is essentially moot since universities can build up. By this i mean they can build tall buildings which encompass more facilities. Additionally, UCLA has dealt with its space constraints by destroying old buildings, and enacting new ones in their place. This is what they’re going to do with the new engineering building, what they’re doing with wasserman, and what they’re going to do with the Luskin faculty center.</p>
<p>As an aside, a statement in your quote is deceptive. Specifically this one:</p>
<p>“In all, $2 billion worth of brand-new facilities are in the planning, design, or construction stages at UCSD.”</p>
<p>Although these facilities may be in the ‘design’ or ‘planning’ phases, they could be delayed for years. This wouldn’t be too much of a stretch if UCSD really lacks the state funding to begin or complete these projects. This happened, for example, with UCR and its medical center.</p>