<p>I say, in this day and age, and seeing how the economy is and how expensive college is getting to be...being able to attend an university that 'has it all' is a boon and practical consideration. </p>
<p>And I may be biased, but thanks to current students and visiting prospects alike, this thread has been going strong at the Washington University in St. Louis forums--</p>
<p>What do you guys think should be in a school that 'has it all?'</p>
<p>I don’t know, but a good list of features would need to be smaller and more abstract than the one you cited. That list nicely shows that there is a lot to love about WUSTL, for the benefit of WUSTL people and prospective students. For a general purpose list of desired features, the in-joke items don’t work (“29. Awesome Pre-O’s!”, “39. The Bunny. Enough said.”), but some of the others do (“Big university resources, smaller LAC-style attention to students”). So, edit out the WUSTL marketing hype and teenage vocabulary ("amazing … amazing … AMAZING …), starting with the first ten items, to come up with something like:</p>
<ol>
<li>Beautiful campus architecture</li>
<li>Big university resources, smaller LAC-style attention to students </li>
<li>A well-designed curriculum </li>
<li>Good career counseling programs and resources</li>
<li>A highly qualified student body</li>
<li>Good dorms </li>
<li>Good food </li>
<li>A friendly, helpful atmosphere</li>
<li>Lack of cut-throat competitiveness among students</li>
<li>Easy access to public transportation</li>
</ol>
<p>etc.</p>
<p>^^ You have a great point. Rewriting to list with broader attributes would help. </p>
<p>Taking the above poster’s ideas, let’s start a list of prime traits of a prime university:</p>
<ol>
<li>Beautiful campus architecture</li>
<li>Big university resources, smaller LAC-style attention to students </li>
<li>A well-designed curriculum </li>
<li>Good career counseling programs and resources</li>
<li>A highly qualified student body</li>
<li>Good dorms </li>
<li>Good food </li>
<li>A friendly, helpful atmosphere</li>
<li>Lack of cut-throat competitiveness among students</li>
<li>Easy access to public transportation</li>
<li>??? (for subsequent poster to contribute)</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Beautiful campus architecture</li>
<li>Big university resources, smaller LAC-style attention to students </li>
<li>A well-designed curriculum </li>
<li>Good career counseling programs and resources</li>
<li>A highly qualified student body</li>
<li>Good dorms </li>
<li>Good food </li>
<li>A friendly, helpful atmosphere</li>
<li>Lack of cut-throat competitiveness among students</li>
<li>Easy access to public transportation</li>
<li>Healthy Male:Female Ratio</li>
<li>Variety of departments and course selection within those departments</li>
<li>Successful athletic teams and students that support them.</li>
<li>?? (for next user to contribue)</li>
</ol>
<ol>
<li>Great academic reputation</li>
<li>Strong and well-supported athletic programs (ie football and basketball)</li>
<li>Beautiful campus</li>
<li>Weather that isn’t consistently terrible</li>
<li>Great college town/good city location</li>
<li>Low crime rate</li>
</ol>
<p>Combined Cuse0507’s:</p>
<ol>
<li>Beautiful campus architecture</li>
<li>Big university resources, smaller LAC-style attention to students </li>
<li>A well-designed curriculum </li>
<li>Good career counseling programs and resources</li>
<li>A highly qualified student body</li>
<li>Good dorms </li>
<li>Good food </li>
<li>A friendly, helpful atmosphere</li>
<li>Lack of cut-throat competitiveness among students</li>
<li>Easy access to public transportation</li>
<li>Healthy Male:Female Ratio</li>
<li>Variety of departments and course selection within those departments</li>
<li>Successful athletic teams and students that support them.</li>
<li>Great academic reputation</li>
<li>Strong and well-supported athletic programs (ie football and basketball)</li>
<li>Weather that isn’t consistently terrible</li>
<li>Great college town/good city location</li>
<li>Low crime rate </li>
<li>??? ( For next poster to contribute)</li>
</ol>