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Top 75 Universities in the World

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Below is a list of top 75 universities in the world as per Times Higher Education Group (UK).

Do you agree with this list?

School Name Country
HARVARD University United States
University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom
YALE University United States
UCL (University College London) United Kingdom
IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom
University of OXFORD United Kingdom
University of CHICAGO United States
PRINCETON University United States
MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (MIT) United States
CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Caltech) United States
COLUMBIA University United States
University of PENNSYLVANIA United States
JOHNS HOPKINS University United States
DUKE University United States
CORNELL University United States
STANFORD University United States
AUSTRALIAN National University Australia
MCGILL University Canada
University of MICHIGAN United States
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology) Switzerland
University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom
University of TOKYO Japan
KING’S College London United Kingdom
University of HONGKONG Hong Kong
KYOTO University Japan
University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom
CARNEGIE MELLON University United States
École normale supérieure, PARIS France
University of TORONTO Canada
National University of Singapore (NUS) Singapore
BROWN University United States
NORTHWESTERN University United States
University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (UCLA) United States
University of BRISTOL United Kingdom
HONG KONG University of Science and Technology Hong Kong
ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France
University of MELBOURNE Australia
University of SYDNEY Australia
University of California, BERKELEY United States
University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada
University of QUEENSLAND Australia
École Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE Switzerland
OSAKA University Japan
TRINITY College Dublin Ireland
MONASH University Australia
The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
SEOUL National University Korea, South
University of NEWSOUTH WALES Australia
TSINGHUA University China
University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands
University of COPENHAGEN Denmark
NEW YORK University(NYU) United States
PEKING University China
BOSTON University United States
Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) Germany
TOKYO Institute of Technology Japan
HEIDELBERG University Germany
University of WARWICK United Kingdom
University of ALBERTA Canada
LEIDEN University Netherlands
The University of AUCKLAND New Zealand
University of WISCONSIN-Madison United States
AARHUS University Denmark
University of ILLINOIS, Chicago (UIC) United States
Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN Belgium
University of BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom
LONDON School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom
LUND University Sweden
KAIST – Korea Advanced Institute of Science Korea, South
University of YORK United Kingdom
UTRECHT University Netherlands
University of GENEVA Switzerland
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore
WASHINGTON University in St. Louis United States
UPPSALA University Sweden

- Examville.com Blog Team

Should You Hire an Online Tutor?

Friday, March 26th, 2010

Students today do pretty much everything online: watch movies, talk with friends, read books, purchase music. With the aid of experienced teachers and tutors, now they can get help with their schoolwork too. Online tutoring is fast becoming a trend among students from high school to college and through graduate school.

A click away, students can experience a new way of learning that is not only effective but fun. Though the student and the online tutor may be in different locations, education is made effective through the use of tools such as videos and whiteboards, which are used to make the whole process of online learning more convenient and in real-time. Teachers and tutors interact with students through audio-video, chat, share presentations, and documents. For the most part, a set of speakers, a microphone and an internet connection is all that a student needs to start experiencing online tutoring in the virtual classroom.

What can online tutoring help me with?
Homework
Standardized tests including the SAT, GRE, LSAT or GMAT
Specific subjects such as Math, Science, English

What are the benefits of online tutoring?
Can compare pricing and find a tutor for a reasonable cost
Get personal attention unlike in a crowded classroom
You don’t have to follow a strict schedule, as you can get tutored at your convenience
You have the freedom to get tutored at anytime, from anywhere - save time and money
Can share information virtually – go green

By bringing the power of a private tutor directly to an individual, students and parents can increase their test scores at an affordable cost.

-Lara Cohn, Examville Blog Contributor