As for Carlton's ranking, the friend upstairs, "The Stupidity of Big Pig", was only half right. Carlton doesn't rank high, but it's not because he doesn't have a medical school! He's not even in the ranking of medical schools and doctoral universities. He belongs to a comprehensive university! The University of Waterloo is indeed a good school and there is no medical school, but it ranks first in the ranking of comprehensive universities (not what people think, but the real ranking)! Let me try my best to help you explain what's going on:
Traditionally, the ranking of universities in Canada is based on the annual ranking of McLean magazine (the most authoritative one here). The ranking divides Canadian universities into three categories, and each university generally ranks only in its own category. (In each category, in addition to the overall ranking, there are many special rankings, such as admission scores, admission rates, graduation rates, employer evaluation rankings, etc. Generally, we only discuss the overall ranking):
Doctor of medicine, with a medical school and a large number of extensive doctoral research directions and courses. Toronto, Queen, McGill and other famous old schools all belong to this category. In China, schools like Peking University, Fudan University and Zhejiang University have the highest comprehensiveness and the widest research institutes.
Generally speaking, these schools have a certain level and width of doctoral/graduate schools, but they are not as extensive as the medical doctor classes, and they do not have medical schools. Compared with China, it is a bit like Beijing Institute of Technology and Beihang University. Carlton, chosen by your children, and the University of Waterloo mentioned in "The Stupidity of Big Pig" all belong to this category. In the ranking of such schools, Waterloo has been the first in recent years, but in the latest ranking in 2006, Guelph snatched the first place and Waterloo came second. Carlton has been in the middle and lower reaches, ranking eighth or ninth. The latest ranking in 2006 fell to 1 1, one place lower than Windsor. Windsor is relatively backward and has made progress this year. Carlton's scores in teaching quality and professor quality are not bad, which is in the middle. In the ranking, he lost points mainly in the following aspects: the density of students is relatively large (there are more students in each class); The proportion of tenured professors is relatively low; The proportion of professors winning prizes is relatively low; Poor student service; Library borrowing is not convenient enough; In addition, the relatively low impression of industrial employers on Carlton is also a historical reason (but Carlton has been trying to improve his reputation in recent years, and his impression score has improved a little). The above aspects are the main reasons for his low ranking.
This school is located in the capital Ottawa, and there are many foreign students in China. His industrial design is hardly the best in Canada, because other schools, such as Waterloo and McMaster, are first-class. I don't know the source of your child's information. There are too many online rankings now, especially the information given by the study abroad agency. Most of their information is misleading to business, so be careful.
The third category: undergraduate-oriented, undergraduate education-oriented, and limited postgraduate courses. Bishop University, Brauch University and Ryerson University are all such universities.
One of my relatives is also applying for Queen's University, so I understand your feelings. Carlton's ranking is not high, but it is far from worrying you.
I hope the above introduction will be helpful.