USC vs. Imperial

<p>below is shanghai2006 ranking </p>

<p>1 Harvard Univ Americas
2 Univ Cambridge Europe
3 Stanford Univ Americas
4 Univ California - Berkeley
5 Massachusetts Inst Tech (MIT)
6 California Inst Tech
7 Columbia Univ
8 Princeton Univ
8 Univ Chicago
10 Univ Oxford
11 Yale Univ<br>
12 Cornell Univ
13 Univ California - San Diego 47.1 50.5
14 Univ California - Los Angeles
15 Univ Pennsylvania
16 Univ Wisconsin - Madison
17 Univ Washington - Seattle
18 Univ California - San Francisco
19 Tokyo Univ
20 Johns Hopkins Univ
21 Univ Michigan - Ann Arbor
22 Kyoto Univ Asia/Pac
23 Imperial Coll London
24 Univ Toronto
25 Univ Illinois - Urbana Champaign </p>

<p>In the best 25, there are 20 US universities, which makes this ranking quite american biased,, or US education is literally awesome</p>

<p>haha.... i just realised... what the hell is UCSF doing on that list ?! Where are Dartmouth... Rice.... CMC ..... Georgetown ....WashU .... UVA ?? and what the hell is UWashington Seattle doing in the top 25 hahaha</p>

<p>Most international rankings place Dartmouth pretty low actually, considering the prestige it apparently has in the US.</p>

<p>Is that because it is not very big in the graduate field?</p>

<p>I still can’t decide which one to go. Now, I want to know how much I can fit into the school, or which one is right for ME.</p>

<p>I’m quite a shy and conservative boy and not so sociable. Im afraid that I can not fit into USC's environment where the students PARTY a lot. OR, can USC opens my mind and teaches me how to socialize?</p>

<p>Imperial students seem to be more focused on study, and have less party or social interaction, right?. Maybe Imperial will provide me a better environment that I can be more comfortable</p>

<p>Imperial is not know for its wild parties but I am sure if you wana party you can find something to do in London.</p>

<p>I'd go to the University of Social Connections is I want to find a job. Now, is their alum network really up to their reputation only in Southern California or in the entire United States as well?</p>

<p>Of course Imperial. Even UCLA doesn't come close to Imperial! I gave up an offer from Cornell and would be attending Imperial this October. Imperial is the foremost tech institute in Europe!</p>

<p>EDIT: Cornell and Imperial are pretty close. I chose Imperial because it is more engineering orientated and we don't have to care so much about general education as in Cornell. I would say Cornell and Imperial are about equal. When choosing between the two, the preference for college culture (US vs. UK) kicks in.</p>

<p>Well if I signed up for engineering, I wouldn't want some pesky university administrators telling me that I have to take courses in history or other random stuff I didn't ask for. If I'm paying for an education in engineering, I expect an education in engineering, not a bunch of rules saying all this other totally irrelevant stuff I have to take that is supposed to "round" me. If I want to round myself even further than I already am, I'll go to the library thank you very much. Leave me alone and let me study what I signed up for, that's what I'd feel like saying if I was studying in the US.</p>

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That pretty much sums it all up about tertiary education in the US!</p>

<p>Yeah at times liberal arts is a bit crazy!!! Mt frined from a top 10 university attended a kickboxing class for credit.</p>

Dude what the hell…Edinburgh reputation is on a whole new tier to Bristol and Nottingham and internationally it’s miles ahead of those schools you mentioned…it’s ranked 19th in the world. Do not compare Edinburgh to them, in fact Edinburgh is more on par with schools like Vanderbilt, USC (maybe even slightly higher), maybe even Cornell. My brother had the chose of USC and Imperial because regardless of rankings US universities are superior in terms of experience and resources, he chose USC. USC would give you a once in a life time experience and the American experience is worth it. You can take any class you want and the campus/community is amazing.

Please use old threads only for research. This one is 9 years old!