ATTN: Princeton students much more unhappy?

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<p>The globe and mail yesterday (Canadian paper) just recently published a survey on happiness at various Canadian universities. Most did well. THEN they showed the results from a few American schools (all elite schools - pton, harvard, yale etc.). It looks like on average, Americans are much less happy with their schooling.
I just posted this in the Princeton section because Princeton was one of the lowest (NYU was highest), and I've heard this rumor before</p>

<p>I hope it's not true :( any opinions? I was really looking forward to apping to Princeton but not if this is the case...</p>

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<p>I doubt that's true. There is definitely some bias in teh survey. Students at large public Canadian universities are much more unhappy than those at the ivies. Don't believe everything you read.</p>

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<p>Dionysus - Where are you getting your facts? This seemed like a scientific poll to me.... Just because people are canadian does not make them unhappy.........</p>

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<p>princeton review seems to think otherwise:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankingDetails.asp?categoryID=6&topicID=43%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankingDetails.asp?categoryID=6&topicID=43&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>and more:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/rankings.asp?listing=1024041&LTID=1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/profiles/rankings.asp?listing=1024041&LTID=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>ya the PRINCETON review is a real good place to get your princeton stats </p>

<p>im SURE they are unbiased.....</p>

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<p>does that quell some of your concerns?</p>

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<p>i dont have an acct there could u post the info here?</p>

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<p>Princeton University's
Best 361 College Rankings </p>

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#2 Best College Library Academics </p>

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<p>#5 School Runs Like Butter Academics </p>

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<p>#1 Students Happy with Financial Aid Academics </p>

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<p>#2 The Toughest to Get Into Academics </p>

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<p>#13 Their Students Never Stop Studying Academics </p>

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<p>#3 Most Politically Active Politics </p>

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<p>#3 Best Quality of Life Quality of Life </p>

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<p>#2 Happiest Students Quality of Life </p>

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<p>#2 Most Beautiful Campus Quality of Life </p>

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<p>I dunno... in this survey I read they had quotes from Pton students who said they were really unhappy with the quality of the professors and they thought the students would be more intelligent instead of white-bread Boarding School graduates.</p>

<p>This is really worrisome :(</p>

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<p>albert stop trolliing this thread you seem like you hate canadians and are really biased. </p>

<p>anyway welcome grad thanks for the info... Princeton seems to be going downhill these days in satisfaction</p>

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<p>see, it ranks second in 'happiest students'</p>

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<p>grad, i'm sure you could post your concerns in the class of 2010 room</p>

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<p>albert just layoff with this bs you have NO BASE and you are posting to banned websites</p>

<p>I have half a mind to report you to Roger</p>

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<p>why is that a banned site? </p>

<p>levelone i think you're not being very nice lol</p>

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<p>alirght i'm done here since you're just TROLLING but the rule is you can't post baneed sites and you did.</p>

<p>I am just here exposing the TRUTH</p>

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<p>i have no idea why it is banned.</p>

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<p>what is banned? the pton review site?</p>

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<p>grad, the princeton review is in no way affiliated with princeton university. still, the university has long ranked highly in the review's "happiest students" rankings (#2 this year, as albert notes). according to u.s. news, it also ranks first in the nation in freshman retention rate, second in the nation in graduation rate, and of course has long ranked first in alumni giving rate, which u.s. news expressly uses as a proxy for student satisfaction. i can't seem to find the globe & mail article you claim says otherwise, so if you could provide a link, i'd appreciate it.</p>