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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by vostok on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @04:09AM (#14966486)
> The UC system is still the most prestigious, selective public university system in the world, and this will not affect that.

Is the UC system more prestigious than Oxford, Cambridge, LSE, Imperial, or top prepas/grandes ecoles? Even the most jingoistic American wouldn't argue that the UC system is more prestigious than Oxford or Cambridge for undergraduate studies.

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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by ebola1717 on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @09:49AM (#14968723)
I mean I don't know if Oxford and Cambridge should be considered "public" the way the UCs are, but UC Berkeley and UCLA are in that tier, and like, does changing that line from "in the world" to "in the US" really change the point?
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Re:Cal State will no longer require math and English placeme... by dvt on Wednesday August 09, 2017 @12:19PM (#14970804)
You're confusing a public school system with individual schools. Of course UC Merced is not on the same level as Oxford or LSE. But Berkeley and UCLA certainly are[1].

[1] https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankin...

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