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Colleges Ranked: Best, Easiest, Most Fun
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When it comes to college, the one that has the best overall academic experience for undergraduates is the University of Chicago, followed by Marlboro College, Reed College, St. John's College in Maryland, and Swarthmore College. If you want a school where the students (almost) never study, here's your list: SUNY at Albany, the University of Georgia, Florida State University, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and the University of Mississippi. Party! They know how to party hearty at SUNY at Albany, Washington and Lee University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, West Virginia University, and Ohio University-Athens.
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That's the word from the Princeton Review, which has just published its 2005 edition of "The Best 357 Colleges" in which it ranks schools in dozens of somewhat unusual categories. What makes the Princeton Review unique--and controversial--is that it relies on the survey results of college students. No administrators. No professors. No parents. Only student opinions are solicited.
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Following are the No. 1 rankings in selected categories:
I Only Want the Best
Best Overall Academic Experience: University of Chicago
Professors Bring Material to Life: Marlboro College
Professors Get Low Marks: Stevens Institute of Technology
Professors Make Themselves Available: St. John's College (New Mexico)
Toughest College to Get Into: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
TAs Teach too Many Upper-Level Courses: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
All I Ever Do Is Study!
Students Never Stop Studying: California Institute of Technology
Students (Almost) Never Study: SUNY at Albany
Great College Library: Brigham Young University
This Is a Library?: Spelman College
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The Smiley Face Factor
Happiest Students: Pomona College
Unhappiest Students: New Jersey Institute of Technology
Dorms Like Palaces: Pepperdine University
Dorms Like Dungeons: University of Oregon
Great Campus Food: Wheaton College (Illinois)
This Is Food?: St. Bonaventure University
Most Beautiful Campus: Wagner College
Campus is Tiny, Unsightly, or Both: Drexel University
Best Quality of Life: Davidson College
Where's the Game?
Students Pack the Stadiums: University of Notre Dame
Best Jock School: University of Florida
Dodge Ball Targets: Eugene Lang College
Everyone Plays Intramural Sports: University of Notre Dame
Nobody Plays Intramural Sports: Eugene Lang College
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Animal House
Top Party School: SUNY at Albany
Major Frat & Sorority Scene: DePauw University
Reefer Madness: Bard College
Lots of Hard Liquor: Washington and Lee University
Lots of Beer: Washington and Lee University
They Never Wear Togas Here
Stone Cold Sober School: Brigham Young University
Students Pray on a Regular Basis: Brigham Young University
They Don't Inhale: Brigham Young University
Scotch and Soda, Hold the Scotch: Brigham Young University
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Politically Correct
Most Politically-Active Students: Claremont McKenna College
Election? What Election?: Rider University
Students Most Nostalgic for Ronald Reagan: Texas A&M University-College Station
Students Most Nostalgic for Bill Clinton: Warren Wilson College
I'm Okay, You're Okay
Most Diverse: George Mason University
Lots of Race/Class Interaction: McGill University
Gay Community Accepted: Eugene Lang College
Alternative Lifestyles Not an Alternative: University of Notre Dame
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