How seriously do you take league tables?

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Capitalism

I take them very seriously. Last month when the 2009 rankings came out and my university dropped a spot, I threw myself down a gorge. My body was eventually eaten by bears and never to be found again.

The following day a different ranking came out and my uni actually went up, whereupon Jesus himself (who also subscribes to Newsweek and the Times) descended on to my putrid, mangled corpse and gave me a douse of what-the-hell Lazarus had and, well, here I am.

Sorry but if you're going for the humourous satire effect you might aswell be consistent :p:

Did make me laugh though :yep:

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harmonik

Meteorshower

Sorry but if you're going for the humourous satire effect you might aswell be consistent :p:

Did make me laugh though :yep:

I'm pretty sure if Jesus put his mind to it, he could find his corpse, what with the x-ray vision hes got. (Matthew 10:12)

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Sick Puppy

I only looked at them after deciding where I wanted to go, just to see where my uni came. Didn't change my mind at all

Reply 63

Toiletpaper8

Massive pinch of salt.

Reply 64

Meteorshower

harmonik

I'm pretty sure if Jesus put his mind to it, he could find his corpse, what with the x-ray vision hes got. (Matthew 10:12)

Could he descend on his putrid mangled corpse without finding it though? :p:

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ChemistBoy

Meteorshower

Could he descend on his putrid mangled corpse without finding it though? :p:

He's God, he can do anything, that's the rules.

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All at once

prash_s90

league tables are my bible and Qaran

same, but i'm atheist

= l

actually, for the most part, i do take them seriously. the only people who dont are those at crappy unis.

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TheSophist

River85

The world tables are just as bad as the Guardian, with just as biased a view. Favouring the large unis, particularly those with high numbers of international staff and students. How does that affect my education?

what about subject league tables, I used this, sheffield chemistry is high up in the times (and I applied o york)

Reply 68

cpj1987

All at once

same, but i'm atheist

= l

actually, for the most part, i do take them seriously. the only people who dont are those at crappy unis.

Cause and effect. :p:

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Meteorshower

ChemistBoy

He's God, he can do anything, that's the rules.

I thought he was jesus? Can he do anything?

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ChemistBoy

Meteorshower

I thought he was jesus? Can he do anything?

Most versions of christianity accept that Jesus is God too.

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TheSophist

Sick Puppy

I only looked at them after deciding where I wanted to go, just to see where my uni came. Didn't change my mind at all

when I started looking at unis, after region (I choose north and yorkshire)

the only way to filter through was to use league tables,pick 5, and then view them.

how did you choose?, you just saw one and was smitten? seems a poor way to go about things

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WOLLSMOTH

ChemistBoy

Most versions of christianity accept that Jesus is God too.

Stop spamming ChemistBoy.

Reply 73

Meteorshower

ChemistBoy

Most versions of christianity accept that Jesus is God too.

Ok I stand corrected

Reply 74

ChemistBoy

WOLLSMOTH

Stop spamming ChemistBoy.

Find out what the LSE is and how degrees are classified and then I might consider debating with you, otherwise you aren't even on tier 6.

Reply 75

Sick Puppy

TheSophist

I looked up my couse on UCAS, ignored the ones that I knew I didn't want to go to and had a look at the rest on their websites. Ordered a bunch of prospectuses and went to open days.

I didn't just see one and liked it, though at the open day of the uni I applied to I did just know. And no it's not a poor way of going about it.

Reply 76

WOLLSMOTH

ChemistBoy

Find out what the LSE is and how degrees are classified and then I might consider debating with you, otherwise you aren't even on tier 6.

LSE is the London School of Economics. I also know how degrees are classified thank you. I'm not any tier yet..

Reply 77

ChemistBoy

WOLLSMOTH

LSE is the London School of Economics.

One of the best universities to study science at, according to you.

I also know how degrees are classified thank you.

2:3, yes? That's a real degree classification, is it?

Reply 78

TheSophist

Sick Puppy

I would think it better to use subject league tables to look for good departments though, rather than spending hours roaming through prospectuses (I did know what subject I was looking for though)