<p>What is wrong with this? I go to UCI and the people who come here are doubtlessly brilliant, not to mention that the competition is fierce here. I simply don?t understand why is it that we were ranked lower than UCD this year. This is unbelievable.</p>
<p>Ranked by whom? They should list the criteria they use.</p>
<p>i think he got the info. from US news.. i remember ucd 42 and uci/ucsb 44th something like dat.</p>
<p>Ok honestly does it even matter? When you graduate, do you think your prospective employers are holding a copy of the 2008 version of the US News World Report rankings? Those things fluctuate every year so US News can fleece more money off of helpless prospective freshman. Grad schools couldn't care whether you came from a school ranked "47" or one ranked "42" by a company that has an arbitrary set of criteria which seems to very unfairly favor private schools. Just enjoy your time at Irvine and don't worry about these trivialities. Heck, you could probably watch that ranking go up to 40 once they factor in Irvine's business school in subsequent rankings >_></p>
<p>haha ppl r sensetitve about ranking</p>
<p>If you read up the criteria US News uses to rank the schools, you will see how useless the rankings become for your educational interests.</p>
<p>competition is fierce? whats your major?</p>
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<p>Doubtlessly brilliant? -_-' I seriously doubt how some passed were accepted into UCI.</p>
<p>^Happens at all UCs.</p>
<p>The bright rise to the top, and the mediocre fade into obscurity....</p>
<p>"I go to UCI and the people who come here are doubtlessly brilliant" lol.. i don't even know where to start with that overly enthusiastic comment...</p>
<p>This is what I have noticed about UCD vrs. UCI, UCSD, UCSB.... Each school only has a +- deviation of less than 15 rankings. They are all relatively on the same level. Southern California has a population of more than twice that of northern California (some one find the stats). Naturally there should be 2x the number of smarter people in Southern California. People is Southern California who are rejected from UCLA or UCB tend to stay in Southern California with a galore of UC options. People in Northern California who get rejected from UCB or UCLA would much rather stay in Northern California. Keeping in mind there are only half as much higher IQ'ed people in Northern California so UCD, UCI, UCSD, UCSB should all generally be of the same level. Keep in mind this is a very generalized perspective. UCLA and UCB are not considered since they are so diverse geographically. UCR, UCSC, UCM are not considered since they fall in a much lower category.</p>
<p>No way man. I can understand how you are making your conclusions, but you can't seriously put life as a math problem.</p>
<p>I think your logic is completely wrong. UCD is just a better school in my opinion.</p>
<p>The words logic and opinion in the same breath... lol</p>
<p>Personal preference, personal preference, personal preference. </p>
<p>You'll find smart people at any UC.</p>
<p>I attend UCD and I think the two are pretty equal, definitely in the same tier. Nothing to argue over.</p>
<p>uci is definately doing it randomly</p>
<p>UCD homers remind me of Lakers homers. I have nothing against them, it's funny how great they think their schools/teams are. </p>
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<p>o rly? At least you stated "in my opinion," most just say it as if it's a fact.</p>
<p>And the thing is, when people refer to one school being "better" than another, there is the notion that having a degree from school X is better than school Y in terms of seeking out a job or grad school. That might be true about Harvard vs. UC Riverside in the most generic sense (ie. same GPA), but getting a degree from Davis doesn't make you any more or less capable as a grad school applicant or job applicant. It's what you do AT the school that makes the difference. I could argue that someone graduating from Merced will get into Stanford's law school whereas someone from Berkeley won't (sports rivalries aside) because that someone at Berkeley might have a 2.0 with no extra curriculars and that someone at Merced might have a 4.0 and negotiated a peace treaty in the Middle East. There are just too many things to be left to a generic US News ranking, which carries very noticeable biases of its own.</p>
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<p>Uhh, i think you misquoted me. I didn't say that.</p>