McGill @ Simpsons
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN uses it as a throwaway reference in threads about college rankings and meaningless 'X of Y' comparisons.
What it is
A seconds-long Simpsons clip in which McGill University is called the Harvard of Canada.
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What Hacker News said
Cites bentlegen · 2012-08 · on “What college rankings really tell us”
On the subjectiveness of reputation: I once met a recruiter for the University of Toronto (Canada) who focuses exclusively on visiting US high schools. She told me how U of T was behind other "top" Canadian schools in advertising to potential students in the US. She mentioned how McGill University (in Montreal) started going after US students aggressively beginning in the 70s, and as a result, has a far better reputation there today. Even The Simpsons once joked that McGill is "the harvard of Canada", even though most Canadians would probably say otherwise. Clip: [this video]