Andrew Beck, 2014 ILB, Plant

[JTrue]

Who would have ever figured Texans could be taught to count?

I'd hate for someone from Texas to come in here and start comparing the academics of the their schools to ours.

[jonpfl]

 

 

committed to tx. guess that education didn't mean that much. I wasn't alone getting fooled on this one.

Or maybe he just figured Texas is one of the best programs in college football, has almost unmatched exposure, world class facilities, and is one of the best universities in the country.

 

 

Compared to Stanford?  Come on.  If I was a kid coming out of college and had a chance to go to Stanford, it would be a no brainer (great football school and world class education).  Stanford is a one of the best universities in the world, not country.

 

Thx

jonpfl

 

 

It would be a no brainer for you. Everybody has their own criteria for choosing a school ..... and of the worldwide universities rankings, Texas is in the top 10 of the "BCS" programs, top 30 overall ... I think his education will be just fine.

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2011-12/world-ranking

 

True, everyone has their own criteria.

 

I just know that an education from Stanford carries a ton more weight.  A quick glance at wikipedia shows Stanford is ranked across the board in everything.  I am sure if someone is hiring and they see a Harvard/Yale/Stanford/etc degree, they move to the front of the line.

 

I visited Stanford last summer and it is a gorgeous campus, I would never leave if I went there!!

 

 

"The Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked Stanford 2nd in the world in 2011.^[118] ARWU ranked Stanford 6th in Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 2nd in Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences, 6th in Life and Agriculture Sciences, 13th in Clinical Medicine and Pharmacy, and 6th in Social Sciences worldwide. In its subject rankings, ARWU placed Stanford 4th in mathematics, 6th in physics, 3rd in chemistry, 1st in computer science, and 6th in economics and business.

The U.S. News and World Report (USNWR) ranks it fifth among large universities for its undergraduate program in 2012.^[119] In the 2012 U.S. News graduate school rankings, Stanford also placed in the top 5 for every discipline in which it was ranked, except industrial engineering, where it placed 6th, and fine arts, where it placed 36th. Specifically, Stanford was ranked 1st in Business, 4th in Education, 2nd in Engineering, 4th in Medicine, 2nd in Law, 1st in Biological Sciences, 4th in Chemistry, 1st in Computer Science, 4th in Earth Sciences, 2nd in Mathematics, 1st in Physics, 1st in Statistics, 5th in Economics, 2nd in English, 1st in History, 1st in Political Science, 1st in Psychology, 5th in Sociology. Within engineering, Stanford placed 1st in aerospace, computer, electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering; 3rd in civil engineering; and 5th in chemical, material, and bioengineering.^[120]

The 2011 QS World University Rankings placed Stanford 7th in arts & humanities, 2nd in engineering & technology, 3rd in social sciences, 6th in natural sciences, 4th in life sciences, and 11th overall.^[121] In specific disciplines, Stanford was ranked 8th in English (5th in the United States), 11th in modern languages (7), 10th in history (8), 8th in philosophy (4), 7th in geography & area studies (4), 5th in linguistics (3), 2nd in computer science (2), 2nd in civil & structural engineering (2), 5th in chemical engineering (3), 2nd in electrical engineering (2), 4th in mechanical, aeronautical, & manufacturing engineering, 5th in medicine (3), 5th in biological sciences (3), 5th in chemistry (4), 6th in physics and astronomy (4), 5th in metallurgy (4), 4th in mathematics (3), 6th in environmental sciences (4), 8th in earth and marine sciences (6), 3rd in psychology (2), 6th in sociology (4), 1st in statistics, 7th in politics and international studies (4), 5th in law (3), 3rd in economics (3), and 5th in account and finance.^[122]"