<p>A DUBIOUS DISTINCTION.... the writeup is GOOD....</p>
<p>Top 10 Schools with the Least Happy Students
Article provided by The Princeton Review</p>
<p>Sure, there are complaints about administrative red tape and the lack of fun on campus, but for the most part, the students of these schools simply gave us the truth about the demanding coursework and the necessary discipline it takes to survive and thrive at these academically outstanding universities. The Princeton Review's survey of 122,000 college students for the 2010 edition of the "Best 371 Colleges" book revealed the 10 colleges that have the least happy students. </p>
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<li>United States Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point, N.Y.)
With their sights set on the future, many say, the Merchant Marine Academy is "a tough place to be at but the best place to be from." As one student notes, the United States Merchant Marine Academy "is academically challenging, which will push you far beyond what you thought you could do; it will also train you to assume a leadership role in any company." Life at the Merchant Marine Academy is "tough as hell, but worth every minute." Many midshipmen view "sea year" as the apex of their college experience because it is often considered "a gigantic study-abroad term" during which students spend their time "traveling the world on merchant ships." Known for having "the hardest academics out of all the military academies," "the school is regimented and very disciplined. The class load is very rigorous." But after all that hard work, there are definite rewards! With "strong alumni support" and "100 percent job placement," the USMMA offers "opportunities upon graduation [that] are endless." Even better, this "prestigious academy, paid for by the federal government," has free tuition.
Students who considered the United States Merchant Marine Academy also looked at United States Naval Academy, United States Air Force Academy, United States Coast Guard Academy and United States Military Academy.</li>
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<p>Part of the “academic rigor” and "hardness is no doubt due to the 14 week trimester as well as the fact Kings Pointers jave to cram 4 years of on campus classwork into 3 years. That’s been the case for over 40 years and it won’t change.</p>
<p>As far as the “most unhappy student body” that’s been tied to a general attitude of cynicism that, sadly, also became a “tradition” a long time ago. I don’t know when “KPS” started but I sure know it was well before 1978. </p>
<p>The food was bad when I went and it hasn’t gotten any better, and if we Kings Pointers don’t learn to complain (actually the word I want to use is b!%@h) during coffee time on our fist sea year ship, we sure perfect and extend the art. </p>
<p>Then miraculously after we toss our hats at graduation, 99% of us look back, profess openly the benefits of our Kings point experience and education and zealously point to the way we did it and what we went through as the best and right way for it to be done. We also have abond with 95+% of our classmates we wouldn’t trade for the world, and immedietely begin to extend it to all our fellow alums, including across generations.</p>
<p>On a personal level I’m amazed 27 years after graduation, how many people I’d now be willing to go bail out of jail no questions asked just because they two “wear the KP ring” and how great and good I feel the experience was for me. Kind of like how from the time I turned 25 till the day my father passed away I marveled at how much smarter he got each day, especially when I remembered what an idiot I though he was the day I left home to go to Kings Point. LOL</p>
<p>Sooo. THAT’S what it stands for Thanks for getting us on board with that definition 314… (or, at least that ALTERNATE definition) .<br>
I LIKE that!</p>
<p>Apparently yesterday Admiral Worley spoke to the Mids about this #1 ranking and how he was going to turn it around… But then that was followed by the new liberty policy.</p>
<p>Mom2011, that description reminds me of the gallows-humor joke from the new boss:
**“The firings will continue until morale improves”. **
Besides, no one knows how the food was ranked at the Hanoi Hilton.</p>
<p>;) (have a good weekend, everybody… maybe a little distance will improve things).</p>
Thanks for getting us on board with that definition 314… (or, at least that ALTERNATE definition) .<br>