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Your analysis is very accurate. In most of western Europe university quality tends to be much more uniform than in US. I think many people choose a Uni based on
by lkozma 16y ago
Your analysis is very accurate. In most of western Europe university quality tends to be much more uniform than in US. I think many people choose a Uni based on other criteria: livable city, near/far from parents/partner, etc. There have been attempts in past 10 years to create "elite" hubs, but it goes against the main currents here.
- tarkin2 16y agoThe UK only has five: Oxbridge, Manchester, Edinburgh and Bristol. That said, for the size of the UK compared to US/China I guess it isn't too bad. I still feel the UK performed poorly. But from what I can tell of other European countries, the analysis is correct. It's another question to ask whether it's better to have a higher baseline of knowledge in a subject, or to have a group far, far above the rest. As most European countries are social democratic in orientation (the UK less so) I would guess the former is preferred.