Do university rankings matter? | Hiroshi Ono | TEDxOtemachiED

[joshuaglassmyer]

If your university is well-ranked for your program, it will make a world of difference in your job search.

[elhermeneutico]

Short answer: yes (when you're looking for a job).

[SantillanRodrigo]

Q: Do university rankings matter?

A: If it didn't, why would we still rank them?

[nikkisun]

Think about college as the beginning and not the end.
Great speech! Very thought-provoking

[yousifsuleiman]

Ranking is badly affecting the quality of education. I think universities should focus on having their academic programs accredited by InternationaI Accreditation bodies and forget about ranking. It is very much like a commercial process.

[thomHD]

Japan in particular is a country where your university's prestige is more important than your academic output, firstly because there is no emphasis on score/grade (pretty much pass or fail), secondly because graduates are already expected to get a job offer in year 3 prior to even completing their dissertation.

[A_Canadian_In_Poland]

Most of the rankings are based strictly on the number of academic paper citations, and automatically gives schools with large student populations a major advantage. In Canada, at least domestically, the University of Toronto is not seen as a particularly prestigious school, yet scores the highest in the country on world rankings simply because it has THREE TIMES as many students as the other schools, and hence, three times the number of academic papers published.

[Lola-bycx]

he's right, if you don't get into a top uni/dream school just work harder to get into a top uni/dream school for your postgraduate studies. Or become more resilient by working twice as hard and earning the same places as 'them'. Nowadays an undergrad is a requirement, and a masters is what really opens doors for you, unfortunately.

[throwaway]

I've worked with people from MIT that were absolute morons. I've worked with people from Pigs Knuckle University that were absolutely brilliant. People are more concerned with what you've been doing that where you've been doing it. If your research and results are worthwhile people will be interested.

[guamusa]

Excellent conversation....really appreciate how realistic and concerned you are about your kids perception of themselves as well.

[adarshdwivedi]

Do what interests you, maybe not now coz of some conditions but later for sure. Because your work will cover a large part of your life and the main goal is to serve, to be happy & make others.
Values are greater than brand.

[sae]

When I hire, I look at the university too. I have noticed that people from good universities end up doing better in the interview (skill tests). After many years of interviews, I have ended up with higher expectations for top universities. Skill is not the only thing I hire for. But it is incredible how well they do.

[rakuuun]

For those who thinks ranking doesn’t matter
Come and try to live in Asia, especially places like Tokyo, Hong Kong, or Seoul
Then you can experience the abject misery in job search without a degree from top ranked universities

[lLl-flrv]

I love the end: Learning with sense of purpose (intrinsic motivation) brings greater happiness. <3

[thangamuthurs]

Your first job determines your direction (mostly) and also the pay of your future jobs, and your college plays a lot in getting that first job.

[uropy]

Ranking doesn’t matter. But perceived prestige matters. Example:

UC Berkeley (22nd, usnews)
Vanderbilt Univ (14th, usnews)

UC Berkeley is perceived as a prestigious school worldwide, while most people outside US haven’t even heard of Vanderbilt.

[JFKuehne]

As a hiring manager for years in the telecommunications field, myself and colleagues looked 99% at experience when hiring. The college degree was primarily a box to check.

[nurfatihahbintikamarudin]

1) let you control the process, do not let the process control you - we must know the purpose of taking the courses we’re studying
2) we must try discover something new
3) you have to aspire to study what you want to study

[yizheng]

university ranking is a highly simplified yet efficient way to deliver quality information about universities to layman

[MS]

I recently graduated with an MSc (first-class honours/distinction) from a university ranked Top 10 worldwide in the QS rankings, Top 5 in my subject area. The sad truth is that some companies will still not even reply to your application. It helps, but it doesn´t guarantee that you get every single job you apply for.