"2010 Hopes and Worries Survey" (news item)

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<p>PR has released its newest "Hopes and Worries" college survey. Based on nothing more than an unscientific popularity poll with a great deal of self-selection, it is not a "statistician's dream" but here it is . . . (by the way, PR has no relationship with Princeton University)</p>

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<p>Top 10 Dream Colleges</p>

<p>For the survey's only fill-in-the-blank question, "What 'dream college' do you wish you (your child) could attend if acceptance or cost weren't issues?" respondents wrote in the names of more than 600 institutions from Adrian College to Yale University. </p>

<p>The schools most named by students as their "Dream Colleges" were:</p>

<ol>
<li> Stanford University</li>
<li> Harvard College</li>
<li> New York University</li>
<li> Princeton University</li>
<li> Brown University</li>
<li> Yale University</li>
<li> University of California--Los Angeles</li>
<li> Massachusetts Institute of Technology</li>
<li> University of Southern California</li>
<li>Cornell University</li>
</ol>

<p>The schools most named by parents as their "Dream Colleges" were:</p>

<ol>
<li> Stanford University</li>
<li> Princeton University</li>
<li> Harvard College</li>
<li> Massachusetts Institute of Technology</li>
<li> Yale University</li>
<li> University of California--Los Angeles</li>
<li> University of Notre Dame</li>
<li> Brown University</li>
<li> University of Southern California</li>
<li>New York University</li>
</ol>

<p>PR's</a> 2010 'College Hopes & Worries Survey'</p>

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<p>hmmm… stanford seems to be number one? I guess the campus/weather is beautiful.</p>

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<p>AWW YEAH, NYU.</p>

<p><<“What ‘dream college’ do you wish you (your child) could attend if acceptance or cost weren’t issues?”>></p>

<p>Responded to a thread another day–some kid who received a full-ride to NYU as a Presidential Scholar would rather pay full freight to Cornell or Duke. <em>sigh</em></p>

<p>It’s interesting that Princeton is a more popular school than Yale among both the old folks and the young’uns.</p>

<p>Reaffirms once again that the older ones respect ND as an excellent and reputable institution.</p>

<p>Also interesting that USC and UCLA are more popular than UCB.</p>

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<p>Yeah, I can see why parents and students alike would ideally want to go to Stanford - nice weather, beautiful campus, etc. It’s not my fit of a school personally, but it’s a fantastic school, nonetheless.</p>

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<p>Didn’t NYU place first or second on this list last year? They seem to be doing pretty great.</p>

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<p>Why NYU? It’s in the middle of NYC, yes, but…isn’t it ranked 32 or something? I would have thought high ranking unis would be “dream schools”.</p>

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<p>^USNWR is antisemitic, obviously. Somebody call the ADL on those bastards.</p>

<p>“Didn’t NYU place first or second on this list last year? They seem to be doing pretty great.”</p>

<p>2009: Students #5, Parents #6
2008: Students #4, Parents #4
2005-2007: Students #1</p>

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<p>@altruition: Not everyone wants to go to college for the best learning experience possible while sacrificing a bit of other things. In fact, most people just want to go to college for a great time while getting a decent education. Stanford happens to be one of the best in both worlds. For example, notice how UCLA’s on the list while UC Berkeley isn’t on the top 10 even though Cal is just as good.</p>

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<p>Oops ha. I guess it was “several years ago”.</p>