Cambridge = world's best university

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Cambridge has topped a league table of the world's best universities, with Harvard and MIT ranked second and third. What's your reaction?

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We need to find someone who has been to all three to see if they agrre with that order. Shouldn't be too hard..... ;)

Ive studied at all 3. I suppose they are OK, but not as good as London Met! Haha! (that's where I really study btw)

I'm always skeptical of these rankings based on quantitative factors. Besides, whether or not a university is the "best" depends on what you, the student, want to get out of the university. Even though Cambridge and Harvard are "better" than MIT, nobody in their right mind would choose the first two over the third if they wanted to study Engineering or Physics, for example. That's why I think departmental rankings would be a lot more useful.

Hey Logan, there are departmental rankings available as well. See here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/table/2011/may/17/university-league-table-2012