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Charlie_chemist23

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    Nebraska
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    2013 Fall
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    Chemistry

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  1. I thought that it was mildly interesting that the same company ranked the same thing and got completely different results. As I indicated in my first post, I agree that rankings are pretty much useless and a horrible way to judge grad schools, but I think it would be naive to also think that they don't have a considerable impact on prospective students. Why do you consider NEC rankings better than the rest?
  2. USNEWS ranked global chemistry programs. The US institutions within the global ranking are in a different order than in the USNEWS US chemistry rankings. The methodology for the global rankings is largely statistical (publications, citations, etc.). The methodology for the US ranking is purely reputation based on survey results. It is sort of interesting to see how they compare. Here are some of the discrepancies: School:US rankings:Global ranking (only US schools included) Northwestern:7th:3rd UCLA:15th:5th CalTech:1st:10th Minnesota:24th:14th Scripps:7th:not ranked(unless I missed it) http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/chemistry-rankings http://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/chemistry?int=994b08 Any thoughts on which system more accurately ranks the schools? My initial reaction is that the statistical method is better, but when it comes to the value of your degree, the reputation may be more important. P.S. I know these rankings aren't really important, but they are somewhat fun and interesting.
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