<p>There are always polls and rankings stating which are the best, but what do you guys think?</p>
<p>Which is the best country/city to study in, and why?</p>
<p>Which is the best college/university, and why?</p>
<p>If you were to create a rankings, what criteria should be included?</p>
<p>i personally thinks that depends on your major..for me the best university in the world is USC..why?because i´m interested in films and USC has the best program and a lot of connections which is very important in this field. Also it is located in L.A , which is the perfect place for filmmakers.</p>
<p>so in my humble opinion the best university is a place that combines a strong departament in your field, great diversity, top notch facilities, interesting and knowledgeable professors.</p>
<p>I’m not going to choose which university I think is best, simply because I don’t know much about higher education outside of the US, but here are some criteria to consider:</p>
<ol>
<li>Quality of facilities, including laboratories, libraries, concert halls, and computer technology, as well as their accessibility to students</li>
<li>Breadth and depth of the courses offered. E.g. breadth would mean the number of disciplines covered, and depth would be the number of courses available in each discipline</li>
<li>Opportunities after graduation - placement into graduate schools and reputation with prospective employers</li>
<li>Either the availability of a major cutural center near the university (i.e. a city) or an allocation of funds for frequent travel to the nearest city/metropolis</li>
<li>Availability of hands-on experience, both in internships and in research. </li>
<li>Professors whose first priority is teaching students, as well as professors with world-renowned research under their belts.</li>
</ol>
<p>The above are in no particular order. I’ve tried to choose criteria that can be quantified, though there are obviously many other factors that can make a great school.</p>
<p>^^ and I am so proud of the first two posters, who never even <em>hinted</em> at HYPS. The best college/university depends partially on you, your major, and your preferences, not just some oft-touted school and its bloated prestige.</p>
<p>Yay rationale.</p>
<p>I was about to say the above comment, but since she already said it, I’ll just detail it for you. </p>
<p>Your major: U of R will always be better than SUNY Binghampton (very good state school) in the sciences. SUNY Binghampton beats U of R in its business majors. That’s just the way it works.</p>
<p>Preferences: No one can say a college is better overall because of personal preferences, therefore a college must be ranked PERSONALLY. Two people may have totally opposite opinions about the campus scenery, dorms, library, and more at any specific college. Preferences never rank a college. </p>
<p>Prestige: Does attending Princeton matter if you’re going to medical school? Nope. Law school? Yep. Prestige determines your fate for graduate school (in most cases). An exception would be medicine. ^</p>
<p>Quality: This probably helps determine a school’s “rank” or reputation. Student/faculty ratio, accessibility to professors, attitude of faculty towards students, etc. I put this as the 2 on my list of most important factors when selecting a college. (Number 1 would be the curriculum.)</p>
<p>Cafetaria: Just kidding…</p>
<p>To end my lame, boring opinion, I’ll say that there may be over a hundred items to consider when picking out a college. Ranks are for people whose parents want to go around saying “My son attends Columbia!” yet their own parents can’t even say what makes a public university different from a private one, other than the 30K difference in price. I intentionally offended many CC’s. Please don’t form a riot and get me kicked off the website. Thank you.</p>
<p>The best in the world is Cambridge.</p>
<p>^^^^^could you expand on that?</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^</p>
<p>From Wikipedia</p>
<pre><code>* Understanding the scientific method, by Francis Bacon
<p>Seoul National University in South Korea
IIT</p>
<p>Berkeley..</p>
<p>The one with the best parties where I can wasted as quickly as possible.</p>
<p><sarcasm></sarcasm></p>
<p>College? Amherst.
University? Princeton.</p>
<p>Why? Because I said so.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley</p>
<p>In the world?</p>
<p>Stanford.</p>
<p>uh. Harvard perhaps?</p>
<p>Chicago =). I’m not biased. Promise.</p>
<p>best university in the world…easy, MIT. followed closely by Stanford then Duke.</p>
<p><em>sheds Berkeley bias</em> Stanford.</p>
<p>well… I attended Stanford, and I still say Berkeley.</p>
<p>I attended neither of those schools so I say Berkeley and Stanford. heh, this is getting stupid.</p>
<p>Its obvious either Stanford or Harvard.</p>