Does Anyone Really Like Research??

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<p>You do know how Reed ended up at #54 right? They refused to provide stats to US News, citing their ranking system as highly flawed and dropped from the Top 10 LAC’s to where it is now. So honestly, rankings mean nothing. The fact that Reed is at #54 says absolutely nothing about the amount of respect Reed garners. Educate yourself:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.reed.edu/president/speeches/atlantic_monthly05Diver.pdf[/url]”>http://www.reed.edu/president/speeches/atlantic_monthly05Diver.pdf&lt;/a&gt;
[“Playing</a> With Numbers” by Nicholas Thompson](<a href=“http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2000/0009.thompson.html]"Playing”>http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2000/0009.thompson.html)</p>

<p>Where we have submitted statistics (Princeton Review) we have been ranked first in ‘overall undergraduate academic experience’ and second in ‘best classroom experience’.
In all seriousness, anyone who doubts Reed’s prestige is ignorant, and that’s just unattractive. You don’t have to think it’s better than Cornell, but don’t say it’s not a good school, as that’s simply false.</p>

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<p>Seriously, guys, who cares? Drop it. No one cares about your schools. Pm each other if you want to have a p***ing contest.</p>

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<p>^^^While I did take a jab at Cornell, that was not my point and I apologize.</p>

<p>You should not dismiss outside fields due to what you perceive as a lack of relevance to your intended career: all fields of study are related and eclectic regardless of what you think. Chemistry and physics are very much related to biology and vice versa; the way by which we communicate is (primarily) English, which is an important part of both our everyday life and every area of study; et cetera. Even engineering majors have to write coherent proposals and thus the experience of a college English course comes into play.</p>

<p>To answer the question of this thread: based on the responses alone it is clear that there are persons who enjoy research.</p>