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Here's one test for the intellectual vibrancy -- go to campus on a Friday afternoon & see how many students & faculty are present. Who chooses to be on campus when it's almost weekend can give you some insight into the academic environment. (FYI -- my husband reports that the faculty parking lot is empty on Fridays). <<<'
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I wouldn’t use that as a test of “intellectual vibrancy”. It’s not unusual for students to schedule their MWF classes for mornings/early afternoons, and the corresponding afternoon labs on M, T, W, or Th so that they don’t have classes after 1-2pm on Fridays.
Even at the best schools, students often have part-time jobs and many work on Friday afternoons thru Sunday.