LazyBoy
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what shit its an interesting conversation when people stick to what it is. its not a uni bashing competition. Its an honest conversation on which university has the most public prestigue. Im still cut between UNSW, USYD and ANU.
La Trobe is a university in Victoria. They have a Campus in Melbourne, Sydney (very small), Mildura (I think), Albury/Wodonga and other places. The Albury/Wodonga campus allows students with rather low UAIs to study there.LazyBoy said:actually, thats another point of topic. out of the country universities which is the most prestigous.
What is CSU, im not a foreigner and i havent heard of itHerO said:If any1 that says prestige doesn't matter when applying 4 a job is kidding themselves. How many employers would u honestly find that would employ a CSU graduate ahead of a Usyd graduate with the same credentials? Not very likely I would say! And yes personality and experience does help, but at the end of the day, most jobs does not require a person to have a massive personality as long as u aint a total wanker and u get ur job done!
Also when talking prestige, i know alot of foreigners and overseas students that have heard of Usyd and UTS, that however cannot be said about CSU, Western Sydney, UoW, ANU just to name a few!
So in the end, Usyd is incomparable, it doesn't matter what course ur doing, if most people had a choice they would choose Usyd in an instant.
i think that CSU is Charles Sturt University. I think it is in Bathurst...but it may have other campuses as well.Korn said:What is CSU, im not a foreigner and i havent heard of it
UOW accutally has a decent international name due to lots of money spent on marketing and the university of the year awards. Amoung students at least.HerO said:If any1 that says prestige doesn't matter when applying 4 a job is kidding themselves. How many employers would u honestly find that would employ a CSU graduate ahead of a Usyd graduate with the same credentials? Not very likely I would say! And yes personality and experience does help, but at the end of the day, most jobs does not require a person to have a massive personality as long as u aint a total wanker and u get ur job done!
Also when talking prestige, i know alot of foreigners and overseas students that have heard of Usyd and UTS, that however cannot be said about CSU, Western Sydney, UoW, ANU just to name a few!
So in the end, Usyd is incomparable, it doesn't matter what course ur doing, if most people had a choice they would choose Usyd in an instant.
oh wow. An ID card as a measure of a uni's "prestigiousness" *rolleyes*happy cup said:I would say UNSW.
I completely agree that USYD is very prestigious but what's up with their crap ID cards? I don't know why but I was really shocked when my friend said it was just laminated and she had to bring her own photo. I know it's not a big deal or anything but I guess that just shows how highly I think of USYD then.
not if you are doing journalism!berghousemaa said:Typical of someone who doesn't go to a prestige uni.
While prestige may be subjective it is far from being valueless.
Two identical job candidates, one went to CSU the other USyd, most employers would go for the USyd candidate
and dubbobraindrainedAsh said:CSU have campuses in Bathurst, Wagga Wagga, Albury/Wodonga and this year they acquired a campus in Orange (which formerly belonged to USyd).
no im not saying that, im saying if they gave the same interview. like they left the same impression. But it could work the other way round, like the employer could have been alumni from UWS and pick them over the other schools. I know its not a huge factor, if at all. Its just a curiosity on would it ever be a deciding factor. With that said i didnt start this part of the discussion. lol.Not-That-Bright said:Seriously, the whole idea of prestige is bs. Trust me, if two candidates were equal it would come down to the interview where there WOULD be differences.
You can't say that if two people were exactly the same accademically they'd get over the line because they went to usyd... just for the fact that they went to usyd lol
Do you believe that someone from Harvard would get a job over someone from Usyd just because Harvard is percieved as the most prestigious university in the world? even if they have the same marks and the guy from Usyd gives a better interview? like.... i just can't imagine employers being that blind.
Quite often those impressions (as with the westie stereotype) are abused on a regular basis and it is more than understandable for someone to want to challenge such a view.LazyBoy said:Generator im not trying to incite a debate. im just asking for what is the general periced impression of the community. It is people getting defensive about there universities for no reason, when nobody is critcising them.
do stop taking everything i say so literally. im not saying i beleive that they would be chosen over other person. im just posing the question. Ever heard of a hypethical situation?Not-That-Bright said:lol There's NO WAY two people will leave the same impression, everyone has different skills etc...
I'm not getting defensive about my uni, i just think the entire concept of prestige is such bullshit.
Maybe people will get jobs because they come from 'prestigious' communities such as the North Shore or Edgecliff?
Maybe people will get jobs because they drive a 'prestigious' car? lol
seriously man....