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Prabhakar Ragde
that in the country-wide survey of university students published as a
magazine insert, the University of Waterloo ranked 8th in the country
for postgraduate opportunities to study law (above the University of
Alberta), and 9th for opportunities to study medicine? (That
particular table isn't available in their on-line edition.) --PR
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Prabhakar Ragde plr...@uwaterloo.ca
Professor, School of Computer Science DC 1314, (519)888-4567,x4660
Faculty of Mathematics Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1
University of Waterloo http://db.uwaterloo.ca/~plragde
Walter C. McCutchan (Duke of URL)
Prabhakar Ragde <plr...@uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>Did anyone who gets the print edition of the Globe and Mail notice
>that in the country-wide survey of university students published as a
>magazine insert, the University of Waterloo ranked 8th in the country
>for postgraduate opportunities to study law (above the University of
>Alberta), and 9th for opportunities to study medicine? (That
>particular table isn't available in their on-line edition.) --PR
>
Makes you want to "believe in Waterloo" doesn't it!
..walter
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dan brown
rated high in graduate business education...
But then again, I was very sad to see that we rated low in campus bars.
-dan brown bro...@uwaterloo.ca
Assistant Professor 200 University Avenue W., DC 3351
School of Computer Science Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada
University of Waterloo (519) 888-4567, x6278
Alex Lopez-Ortiz
>that in the country-wide survey of university students published as a
>magazine insert, the University of Waterloo ranked 8th in the country
>for postgraduate opportunities to study law (above the University of
>Alberta), and 9th for opportunities to study medicine?
Could it be that not having one is considered a net positive? :-)
Alex
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Alex Lopez-Ortiz alop...@uwaterloo.ca
http://db.uwaterloo.ca/~alopez-o Assistant Professor
School of Computer Science University of Waterloo
Michael W. Godfrey
I read throught the online version this morning.
I enjoyed the fact that under "opportunities for off campus fun" that
Waterloo placed 31 (out of 38) but Laurier placed 12th!
Clearly those two blocks make a huge difference.
Also, in the same category, Western (London) placed 3rd, and UofT (downtown
Toronto) and Ryerson placed 19th and 23rd. Now maybe you don't like
Toronto ... but the key word is "opportunities". London???
In article <3zn0c2a...@ds1.cs>,
Prabhakar Ragde <plr...@uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
Mike
Wed, 15 Oct 2003 18:46:16 +0000 (UTC):
>
> Also, in the same category, Western (London) placed 3rd, and UofT (downtown
> Toronto) and Ryerson placed 19th and 23rd. Now maybe you don't like
> Toronto ... but the key word is "opportunities". London???
Sabres played the Lightning in London... I think I'd rather watch either of
those teams than the Leafs, but of course, I'm an Oilers fan. :-)
Mike
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It has been said [by Anatole France], "it is not by amusing oneself
that one learns," and, in reply: "it is *only* by amusing oneself that
one can learn." - Edward Kasner and James R. Newman
Jesse Helmer
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, Michael W. Godfrey wrote:
> I enjoyed the fact that under "opportunities for off campus fun" that
> Waterloo placed 31 (out of 38) but Laurier placed 12th!
Clearly the only difference in the off-campus environment of one campus is
the other campus. Laurier's off-campus environment is rated higher because
it includes UW ;) Or something.
Jesse Helmer
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Jesse Helmer wrote:
> Clearly the only difference in the off-campus environment of one campus is
> the other campus. Laurier's off-campus environment is rated higher because
> it includes UW ;) Or something.
It has been pointed out that Prabhakar Ragde quoted a similar observation
in a letter published in the Globe and Mail last year. I recall reading
the letter, which explains where this observation really came from.
Give credit where credit is due, my mom always says.
Erick Engelke
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003, Jesse Helmer wrote:
> Give credit where credit is due, my mom always says.
Did she invent that phrase, or did she steal it?
Erick
Walter C. McCutchan (Duke of URL)
Well, if we are trying to give credit where it is due, it seems
insuficient to say "Prabhakar Ragde quoted" and not credit who he
guoted. As I recall it was that wag Chris Redmond who note that
Laurier's off-campus environment included UW.
Anyone want to step up and take the credit for the original
observation?
..regards
Prabhakar Ragde
> Well, if we are trying to give credit where it is due, it seems
> insuficient to say "Prabhakar Ragde quoted" and not credit who he
> guoted. As I recall it was that wag Chris Redmond who note that
> Laurier's off-campus environment included UW.
>
> Anyone want to step up and take the credit for the original
> observation?
It was Chris, though Jesse was just trying to be sensitive, because
Chris once intimated to me that he wished I hadn't used his name in
that letter. --PR
Michael W. Godfrey
This part of this thread derives from an observation I (recently) made
about Laurier and UWaterloo having significantly different "rest-of-town
interestingness" ratings in the Globe survey. At the time I had no memory
of this having been discussed last year, but now that you mention it, I
*do* recall it. I am a little chagrined at both my memory lapse and my
(innocent, really!) attempt to make a clever remark that has been made
before by someone else.
Middle age approacheth, silently and with an eraser.
-- Mike
In article <3z7k2za...@ds1.cs>,
Prabhakar Ragde
> I am a little chagrined at both my memory lapse and my
> (innocent, really!) attempt to make a clever remark that has been made
> before by someone else.
OSCAR WILDE: I wish I had said that, Whistler.
JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER: Ah, you will, Oscar, you will.