New 2007 Princeton Review Rankings!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Pennsylvania
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<p>Penn appears in the following “top 20” lists:</p>

<p>Rank / List / Category
#9 / The Toughest to Get Into / Academics
#5 / Best College Newspaper / Extracurriculars
#8 / Town-Gown Relations Are Strained / Social </p>

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<p>nothing out of the ordinary...</p>

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<p>just realize that all ratings do not really reflect the college. The college or university might be good at a few things that might not even be counted in those ratings. My advice, do the research into the colleges and then make your choice. Maybe you could use these ratings as a tool to get you interested in a few schools. But I really don't see the point of them besides that and giving the school some free publicity.</p>

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<p>DP > Crimson, yes.</p>

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<p>I still hate the DP.</p>

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<p>lol. I'd never base decisions solely on guidebook rankings.</p>

<p>That would be ridiculous.</p>

<p>There was simply a lot of hype surrounding the release of the new rankings when I was watching Good Morning America, and I figured I'd post Penn's. :P</p>

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<p>hahahaha i also watched good morning america and saw the release of the rankings, hehe.</p>

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<p>Why do you hate the DP?</p>

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<p>You do realize that:</p>

<h1>8 / Town-Gown Relations Are Strained / Social</h1>

<p>is not a good thing, right?</p>

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<p>I'm fairly sure everyone does.</p>

<p>Duke #4, lol</p>

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<p>I'm surprised Duke isn't #1. Oh well, there's always next year!</p>

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<p>"Town-Gown Relations Are Strained" </p>

<p>What does that mean?</p>

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<p>anyone?????</p>

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<p>"town-gown relations" means the relations between those wearing the academic gowns (penn) and the town.</p>

<p>It's basically saying that Penn, like many wealthy schools in poor areas, has a strained relationship with the community, which perceives it as using its wealth and political power as a major institution (Penn is the largest Philly employer outside the government) to aggressively expand into the territory of the neighborhood (or gentrify it), thus harming it.</p>

<p>In response, the community is generally hostile to any moves by Penn to do anything.</p>

<p>Columbia has similarly strained relations with its Harlem/Manhattanville neighbors.</p>

<p>A notable difference between Penn and Columbia is that the Penn students (myself included) are by and large in favor of gentrification while Columbia students are more whiny (quite unfortunate for Columbia as they are desperately in need of more space with a mere 32 acres of campus compared to Penn's 269)</p>

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<p>Thinkjose wrote "I'm fairly sure everyone does."</p>

<p>Evidentally not.</p>

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<p>theworld is flame.</p>