Why is ANU so much easier to get into then sydney uni?? (1 Viewer)

[tjhunt11]

why is ANU rankied so much higher than sydney in world rankings when ANU is easier to get into, for example if you wanted to do commerce at ANU the cut off for 2011 is 84 while the usyd is like 98 usyd has an amazing history, is very prestigous and has probably the highest uai cutoffs on the country? i just don't get it. dont you guys agree???

 

[Azure]

Supply/Demand.

ATAR entry scores aren't an indicator of the prestige behind a unversity, but rather how popular the course is.

 

[izzy88]

why is ANU rankied so much higher than sydney in world rankings when ANU is easier to get into, for example if you wanted to do commerce at ANU the cut off for 2011 is 84 while the usyd is like 98 usyd has an amazing history, is very prestigous and has probably the highest uai cutoffs on the country? i just don't get it. dont you guys agree???

because not as many people want to go to ANU- more would prefer sydney. There are many reasons for this but I would guess a big one is probably because ANU is in Canberra, not as people want to move to go to university and/or live in Canberra. Unlike the US/UK I would say that there isn't a culture of australian uni students moving far away/on campus to go to university, so despite its rankings, less people want to go there. There is also obviously the history/prestige of usyd that still manages to remain strong in people's minds as well.

 

[Lou283]

why is ANU rankied so much higher than sydney in world rankings when ANU is easier to get into, for example if you wanted to do commerce at ANU the cut off for 2011 is 84 while the usyd is like 98 usyd has an amazing history, is very prestigous and has probably the highest uai cutoffs on the country? i just don't get it. dont you guys agree???

Location, Location, Location - that simple

 

[Shadowdude]

Don't get me started on why those rankings are irrelevant and useless for us undergrads.

 

[ohexploitable]

Because Canberra is the most fun and exciting place on Earth.

 

[ajdlinux]

Because most people think Canberra's a hole. Which it's not, BTW.

 

[slyhunter]

Because most people think Canberra's a hole. Which it's not, BTW.

Yes, bicycle city sounds fun. =)

 

[AussieVesti]

Generally these world rankings are heavily based on output of research in academic journals, not necessarily the strength of its undergraduate degrees.

 

[slyhunter]

Generally these world rankings are heavily based on output of research in academic journals, not necessarily the strength of its undergraduate degrees.

Basically more relevant to postgraduate degrees.

 

[ajdlinux]

And relevant to ANU students who need to find a justification their Sydney friends might understand, when really they're there because they think it's a better city.

 

[sinophile]

Not many people live in Canberra. ANU is 'remote', so not as much demand for courses compared to unis in big cities. More demand jacks up the ATAR requirement (ignoring artificial inflation/deflation of ATAR limits as a marketing tool). I wont comment on the quality of the degree or teaching.

Also, university rankings is based more on research performance and industry satisfaction rather than the quality of teaching for the undergraduate degree. Try not to use a university's rank as an indicator of its teaching quality.