Oh, I totally agree your University experience is what you make it. Perhaps i'm a little biased to, I commute to school and basically just take my courses. So, besides a few big nights at the Den, all University really is for me is classes.
But still, i'm sure alot of people doing the hiring out there might look at a degree from UofC ("Hmmm, that report ranked it last in Canada I think?") and compare it to the same degree from something like McGill ("Whoa, wasn't this ranked near the top?") and go from there. So despite any percieved biases in these rankings, the UofC still manages to finish last or close to it in alot of the categories which doesn't help the students much all, IMO.
Anyways I took Sciences at the start of my first year and that was like being on a farm. Smallest science class was like 200ish people and then you'd get herded into a lab or tutorial. Political Science?? Mixed feelings. Some good profs and some bad. Heh, a friend of mine is in economics and his 'prof' is basically some guy they found to staff the position. I think he has a BSc or something but that's it. So, in my humble opinion, the UofC is a so-so university, nothing special though...
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