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Oxford - it’s the quintessential English uni. | 4 | 36.36% | ||||
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Cambridge by far | 5 | 45.45% | ||||
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They’re both level pegging/exactly the same. | 2 | 18.18% | ||||
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31-12-2019, 03:02 AM | #26 | |||
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Anyone who seriously thinks Oxford’s better than Cambridge for anything scientific-mathematical is probably just going by the lay image of Oxford being number one in everything and that couldn’t be further from the truth as far as those subjects go.
The fact that Oxford was number one in the league tables one year doesn’t mean Cambridge wasn’t at other periods and school careers advisers are known for saying different things to different people. People smart enough to do medicine don’t usually take to them instantly.
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31-12-2019, 08:34 AM | #27 | ||
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Both being equally academically prestigious does not mean that they both have the same reputation, or "PR" if you will. Being able to say "I studied at Oxford" is a boost outside of the UK. Just literally the name drop. |
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31-12-2019, 08:38 AM | #28 | ||
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My point is that it's a mistake to not realise that "the lay image of Oxford being number one in everything" is very relevant, and very valuable, even if it's not true.
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31-12-2019, 09:02 AM | #29 | |||
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Sorry that is completely untrue
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31-12-2019, 09:15 AM | #30 | |||
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Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews, Glasgow and Durham are traditionally regarded as the prestigious universities in the UK. Oxford and Cambridge only get more emphasis in other countries because traditionally the foreign services and government all came from those institutions. The moment you move away from those roles into the scientific or business arenas then world perception changes dramatically on what is the "best" university
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31-12-2019, 09:17 AM | #31 | ||
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31-12-2019, 09:20 AM | #32 | |||
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Someone I went to school with was boasting that he was going to study at Oxford, and we were all really impressed ... But it turned out to be Oxford Brookes there's nothing wrong with that at all, but it was funny how he was trying to act like he was going to actual Oxford.
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31-12-2019, 09:22 AM | #33 | ||
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31-12-2019, 09:23 AM | #34 | ||
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31-12-2019, 09:23 AM | #35 | |||
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31-12-2019, 09:27 AM | #36 | ||
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I specifically said laypeople, outside of academic circles... two or three times. Of course people IN academia are aware of the actual top universities in the world and how they stack up. My point is that the name - PURELY the name - has entered pop culture consciousness as synonymous with "prestige" (alongside Harvard) in ways that other Universities never will, and that is INHERENTLY valuable regardless of actual teaching standards or league tables. |
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31-12-2019, 09:29 AM | #37 | |||
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Yeah I think that was his plan, he was talking about it in general terms. I smelled a fish when he said be was going to study Primary Education - that's what I did, and I knew from my research into where to go that Oxford University didn't do that I gave him the benefit of the doubt that he was doing a degree and then a PGCE and was just using shorthand, but someone who was going to Brookes without fake-boastig saw him there
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31-12-2019, 09:30 AM | #38 | |||
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Oh you brought out the the last bastion for someone on the back foot Of course 'lay' people have heard of it, don't be silly now
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31-12-2019, 09:35 AM | #39 | ||
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You're not offering any counter-argument to those points Cherie other than "Sorry not troo". Last edited by Toy Soldier; 31-12-2019 at 09:35 AM. |
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31-12-2019, 09:51 AM | #40 | |||
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What are you offering, a survey of Americans? yours is personal opinion as well, at least I have league tables to back up my view, where is your confirmation that Americans have never heard of Cambridge?
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31-12-2019, 10:05 AM | #41 | ||
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I didn't say that Americans have never heard of Cambridge, I said that Oxford is referenced in pop culture as being synonymous with academic prestige and the evidence is COUNTLESS movies, television shows and other pop culture references globally not just in the US and I've also explained why league tables are irrelevant and thus not counter-evidence. My argument is patently NOT that Oxford is at the top of the league tables? It's honestly not my fault that you don't understand what I'm getting at Cherie.
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31-12-2019, 10:37 AM | #42 | |||
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Oxbridge says it all really.
Not a hair between them. |
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31-12-2019, 11:20 AM | #43 | |||
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Which is the better uni? he didn’t ask how it’s perceived by lay people, not my fault you didn’t comprehend the question TS
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31-12-2019, 01:26 PM | #44 | ||
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"Better" is completely subjective; Perception of alumni is (in my opinion) hugely important when it comes to weighing up the options. I personally would say its more important than the quality of teaching because, sadly, very little comes down to merit in the world... It's all about image. And nepotism.
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31-12-2019, 01:30 PM | #45 | ||
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31-12-2019, 01:31 PM | #46 | ||
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31-12-2019, 01:42 PM | #47 | |||
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Cambridge, naturally. And it's been my experience that a degree from Cambridge can get you just about anywhere you want to go. I've worked in the States twice on the strength of it. I first met my husband when he was studying at Cambridge and went on to MIT to do his post grad.
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31-12-2019, 01:44 PM | #48 | ||
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https://www.timeshighereducation.com...st-place-study from 2015
https://www.themedicportal.com/appli...hool-rankings/ https://www.theguardian.com/educatio...e-for-medicine (Oxford #1, Cambridge #4) And does it really matter how Cambridge faired in past years if Oxford was considered the best at the time of my application? I don't get your point Redway? One of your reasons for Cambridge being better was the Uni having a higher grade requirement (by a grade) but there's other factors in the application process They're both amazing unis for it but regardless there's more weight to suggest that Oxford is better Last edited by Ant.; 31-12-2019 at 01:45 PM. |
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31-12-2019, 02:38 PM | #49 | ||
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I got an award from a cambridge college 15 years ago
Which just confirms that oxford is better. Last edited by Twosugars; 31-12-2019 at 02:39 PM. |
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31-12-2019, 02:56 PM | #50 | |||
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What was it, the 1000000 rejection
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