11 universities opt out of Maclean's survey

[SSP]

I don't think individual schools do enough to promote their "best" programs.
Maclean's is just giving a general overview, and if potential university students are dumb enough to take it as gospel then we can easily see why the Canadian education is what it is today. And if they are so concerned with the rankings, they are universities, the place where research is done...why not take it into their own hands?

That's certainly not how they advertise the issue. By their wording, any parent/new students would assume its THE guide to picking a good university. Like someone said, each University has its strong and weak points and I rarely see mcleans showcasing any of that info, IMHO.

[Mgz]

saw this in the paper today! I'm with the universities. Down with Macleans rankings!

me too, U of A 4tw.. Viva la resistance!

we have THE best Chemical Engineering program.. Everyone in Alberta knows that U of A, UofC and U of L are good univerisity, but the ranking is pathetic . Lot of international student from my country rely on the MacLean survey to pick their school therefore not many student want to come here

also it costs the University money and resourse to do the survey for MacLean :/

[DaVibe]

You can add Ryerson to that list. The president sent out an E-mail just recently addressing the issue and why.

Sounds legitimate about their grading system and how Ryerson staff wanted them to look at other topics and gradings but Maclean's will continue to judge the way they do.

Schmeh.