It has been many times when my Juniors (mostly undergraduates) ask me whether they should consider the World Ranking of any University before they join it for their MS/PhD or not.
Normally, my response is "More important than the ranking of the university, is the Professor with whom you going to work. If his (Prof's) area matches with your research interests and he also offers you a scholarship but the university has lower ranking, even than you can Join".
I want to have opinions of other professionals, so i am creating this poll here. I will appreciate your opinions. Please choose one of the followings. Mention your choice in your answer, and also add a brief explanation of your choice.
If a student receives scholarship to do MS/PhD from a Professor but the university ranking is low, what should a student do:
(A) Accept the Scholarship offer neglecting the low university ranking.
(B) Reject the Scholarship offer.
(C) Others (Pls add the details)
(A) The English have a proverb: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
I support your text that you wrote in italics. However, in the unlikely event of your student receiving two similar offers simultaneously, then consult the T.H.E. list.
Most definitely yes. This ranking is based on measurable outcomes and it makes it easy to see if your University is going up or down. We can certainly improve on what is measured but the initiative is a very welcome way of measuring progress
I tend to like UC Irvine professor Gene Tsudik's advice to PhD students, told in a light-hearted poetic style: http://www.ics.uci.edu/~gts/little-white-rabbit.pdf. Their adviser is almost all that matters, though there are other factors as well (including rankings).
(C) before making any decision, check the rubric employed for this university‘s assessment to see which areas (including the colleges/programs) have received the low scores and if they matter to the student.
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