A new crop of hands-on universities
I cringe when I see articles such as this, leading research universities will always be superior to &quot;teaching&quot; schools. Not only is conducting quantitative research far more difficult than teaching, the research garners prestige and leads to higher rankings which attracts a more intelligent and ambitious student body. Ultimately the real value of a degree comes from the networking and signaling ability granted by it, I can always learn on my own by working through textbooks or reading journal articles. What I&#x27;d really like out of a university experience is to befriend people who will be starting innovative companies or researchers publishing in top journals.