[terry]

The happiest colleges in the country, calculated with mathematical precision . . .  :)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/31...21921.html

[terry]

The happiest colleges in the country, calculated with mathematical precision . . .  :)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/31...21921.html

[Redrum]

...was a Texan who transferred from Texas A&M.  Was in the Corps...the whole nine yards.  He made a point of rationing stories of the deep-seated knuckleheadedness prevalent on that campus.  He paced his revelations, more than a year's worth of stories, so we wouldn't die of astonishment or die laughing.    Maybe a recent loosening of the pot laws in Texas has led to students' re-evaluation of what the school offers.  Saw him a couple of years ago when he visited a relative in this state.  Talked over old times.  His perception of A&M has not improved with time.

[Redrum]

...was a Texan who transferred from Texas A&M.  Was in the Corps...the whole nine yards.  He made a point of rationing stories of the deep-seated knuckleheadedness prevalent on that campus.  He paced his revelations, more than a year's worth of stories, so we wouldn't die of astonishment or die laughing.    Maybe a recent loosening of the pot laws in Texas has led to students' re-evaluation of what the school offers.  Saw him a couple of years ago when he visited a relative in this state.  Talked over old times.  His perception of A&M has not improved with time.

[stupac2]

AFAIK my brother likes A&M well enough, I certainly haven't heard anything about it being horrible. But he's not in the corps or anything.

[stupac2]

AFAIK my brother likes A&M well enough, I certainly haven't heard anything about it being horrible. But he's not in the corps or anything.

[Nan3cy]

Not a list I found entirely intuitive... does it seem strange to anyone that there are only two private schools on the list?

[Nan3cy]

Not a list I found entirely intuitive... does it seem strange to anyone that there are only two private schools on the list?

[jacketree]

I don't think it is strange that only two private schools are on a pretty random list of ten schools.  Besides happiness is often measured while writing a check....


My other alma mater will be nowhere near this list.  Probably close to the top of an unhappiest colleges list.  Part of its charm.


(Rule 1: There will be no fun of any kind.)
"Hey, you there! You look like you might be having fun.....cease immediately!!"

[jacketree]

I don't think it is strange that only two private schools are on a pretty random list of ten schools.  Besides happiness is often measured while writing a check....


My other alma mater will be nowhere near this list.  Probably close to the top of an unhappiest colleges list.  Part of its charm.


(Rule 1: There will be no fun of any kind.)
"Hey, you there! You look like you might be having fun.....cease immediately!!"

[Redrum]

Squeeze 'em is exactly what it looks like. 
Blame slide for finding this.  They didn't have the internet back when my buddy was regaling us with his tales of the Medieval life in College Station.  But that's not a half, quarter, eighth,sixty-fourth, two- hundredth  of the s*** he told us about.  The stuff about building the bonfire was just as weird/funny/outrageous. We laughed until it hurt.  That he unfolded these stories with care, all with a marvelous Texas drawl might have heightened the effect. Or...maybe what we were drinking/smoking at the time.

[Redrum]

Squeeze 'em is exactly what it looks like. 
Blame slide for finding this.  They didn't have the internet back when my buddy was regaling us with his tales of the Medieval life in College Station.  But that's not a half, quarter, eighth,sixty-fourth, two- hundredth  of the s*** he told us about.  The stuff about building the bonfire was just as weird/funny/outrageous. We laughed until it hurt.  That he unfolded these stories with care, all with a marvelous Texas drawl might have heightened the effect. Or...maybe what we were drinking/smoking at the time.

[Mick]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2013/10/16/20-happiest-colleges-photos.html#4819c01c-ba83-4201-9ca3-85d57a07e277[url=http://]]http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2013/10/16/20-happiest-colleges-photos.html#4819c01c-ba83-4201-9ca3-85d57a07e277http://]]]http://www.thedailybeast.com/g...7e277[url]

Also the 20 sexiest.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2...hotos.html

Top 20 party schools:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2...hotos.html

A number of the "best party," "happiest" and "sexiest" colleges are the same...understandably.  And some stats:
http://www.universityherald.com/articles...essful.htm

25 private colleges with happiest freshman:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/25-private-c...-freshmen/

[Mick]

http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2013/10/16/20-happiest-colleges-photos.html#4819c01c-ba83-4201-9ca3-85d57a07e277[url=http://]]http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2013/10/16/20-happiest-colleges-photos.html#4819c01c-ba83-4201-9ca3-85d57a07e277http://]]]http://www.thedailybeast.com/g...7e277[url]

Also the 20 sexiest.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2...hotos.html

Top 20 party schools:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2...hotos.html

A number of the "best party," "happiest" and "sexiest" colleges are the same...understandably.  And some stats:
http://www.universityherald.com/articles...essful.htm

25 private colleges with happiest freshman:
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/25-private-c...-freshmen/

[yvonne]

I don't get it. How can a place that "hands out A's like candy" be the sixth most rigorous?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2...0b7821dcd2

[yvonne]

I don't get it. How can a place that "hands out A's like candy" be the sixth most rigorous?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2...0b7821dcd2

[Mick]

Perhaps it has something to do with the presumed quality of student after a 5% acceptance rate.  Academically rigorous can coexist with hands out A's like candy, if you have the top .01% of college students.

[Mick]

Perhaps it has something to do with the presumed quality of student after a 5% acceptance rate.  Academically rigorous can coexist with hands out A's like candy, if you have the top .01% of college students.

[Leftcoast]

I'm suspicious of an "Academically Rigorous" list that doesn't include Ca.l Tech.

[Leftcoast]

I'm suspicious of an "Academically Rigorous" list that doesn't include Ca.l Tech.

[FarmBoy]

I'm suspicious of an "Academically Rigorous" list that doesn't include Ca.l Tech.

I wondered the same thing. And Harvey Mudd.

[FarmBoy]

I'm suspicious of an "Academically Rigorous" list that doesn't include Ca.l Tech.

I wondered the same thing. And Harvey Mudd.

[BostonCard]

Not a list I found entirely intuitive... does it seem strange to anyone that there are only two private schools on the list?

Nope, the cynic in me knows that they just use these lists as click bait.  There are more alums in large public universities, who are more likely to pass these lists around, and generate more clicks and thus more revenue.

BC

[BostonCard]

Not a list I found entirely intuitive... does it seem strange to anyone that there are only two private schools on the list?

Nope, the cynic in me knows that they just use these lists as click bait.  There are more alums in large public universities, who are more likely to pass these lists around, and generate more clicks and thus more revenue.

BC

[Nan3cy]

[quote author=Nan3cy link=topic=9883.msg88399#msg88399 date=1398373339]
Not a list I found entirely intuitive... does it seem strange to anyone that there are only two private schools on the list?

Nope, the cynic in me knows that they just use these lists as click bait.  There are more alums in large public universities, who are more likely to pass these lists around, and generate more clicks and thus more revenue.

BC
[/quote]

Maybe cynical, but probably absolutely true...

[Nan3cy]

[quote author=Nan3cy link=topic=9883.msg88399#msg88399 date=1398373339]
Not a list I found entirely intuitive... does it seem strange to anyone that there are only two private schools on the list?

Nope, the cynic in me knows that they just use these lists as click bait.  There are more alums in large public universities, who are more likely to pass these lists around, and generate more clicks and thus more revenue.

BC
[/quote]

Maybe cynical, but probably absolutely true...

[yvonne]

Perhaps it has something to do with the presumed quality of student after a 5% acceptance rate.  Academically rigorous can coexist with hands out A's like candy, if you have the top .01% of college students.

Please adjust your sarcasm meter. It has not been tuned correctly.

[yvonne]

Perhaps it has something to do with the presumed quality of student after a 5% acceptance rate.  Academically rigorous can coexist with hands out A's like candy, if you have the top .01% of college students.

Please adjust your sarcasm meter. It has not been tuned correctly.