Good students will generally do well regardless of which school they attend. — prothero
A well-off college will have more and better teachers, more teaching assistants, more and better facilities, including science labs. All this factors into the quality of education. — SophistiCat
Does the quality of education differ substantially between universities? — Wallows
well-off college will have more and better teachers, more teaching assistants, more and better facilities, including science labs. All this factors into the quality of education. — SophistiCat
Don't forget that some of the greatest theories in the world were created using wax tablets and sticks to draw in the sand and just plain old conversation with other thoughtful persons. — NKBJ
From the point of view of the administration, mathematicians are better than scientists (or engineers), because they don't need all that expensive equipment and materials, field trips, etc. All they need is paper, pencils, and a waste bucket. And philosophers are even better: they don't even need the waste bucket. — SophistiCat
My limited observation is that you are likely to get a better education at a uni that is respectable and competent, but not fashionable, which means ruling out anything with a high ranking in the uni rankings lists. I think that, provided the lecturers know their stuff (which means staying away from tinpot things like Jerry Falwell University), you are likely to get a better education from a medium-ranked uni because the administration and lecturers will be trying harder to win students, rather than resting on their laurels about how many papers have been published from their research.Is the quality of the population ('a good or a great student') adequately captured by tests like the SAT or GMAT that limit admittance to schools with higher ranking? — Wallows
The college gets a cut, but most of the money goes towards paying grad students/post-docs and for research expenses like equipment and travel. — SophistiCat
Social class is determined by the value you can produce in the market, not your background. — AppLeo
My point? Capitalism, Industrialism, National Socialism, Communism, Maoism--pick your poison--entail massive processes which end up crushing the individual. — Bitter Crank
It just seems to me that democratic socialism, with its curbs and limits on corporate excess and individual greed offers more advantages for the future than another hundred years of predatory capitalism. — Bitter Crank
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