<p>“There really should be playoffs”.</p>
<p>Too funny! I wonder how the BCS would handle this? LOL!</p>
<p>My son used to live in Madison, WI. When I read the list to him, he realized that UW was slipping in the rankings, and he was sort of bummed. My son, meanwhile, was pleased that the U. of Alabama finally dropped out of the top 10.</p>
<p>Here’s a response to the party school rankings that I agree with (found on the InsideHigherEd website):</p>
<p>“As a prospective college student, I think that the sign that the student population actually WANTS the #1 party school sign is a sign that I don’t want to go to that institution. I’d rather go to a school where students care about being #1 in academics than #1 in parties. I agree that it is very subjective and Penn State may not necessarily be the biggest party school in the country but the fact that the students want the title is very troubling to me as a prospective student.”</p>
<p>Pierre, you will find “your kind” pretty much at any college or uni regardless of sports culture. Not to worry.</p>
<p>I know, I’m just saying that people are bashing the party school rankings (especially administrators) who claim that they aren’t accurate, but they can be useful in some way…</p>
<p>Pierre, aren’t you heading off to the school with the “Happiest Students”? I hope that poll turns out to be correct, lol.</p>
<p>I take the happiest ranking at clemson with a grain of salt, sure students love the school but so do many students at a lot of other schools and i think we should acknowledge that. I bet clemson drops out of the happiest students rankings within a few years because of the fluctuations of the poll.</p>
<p>i do see a problem with happy students though. A lot of the students at clemson are too happy and have too much school spirit that they are willing to turn a blind eye to how the administration runs.</p>
<p>Just in case anybody thought I was kidding:</p>
<p>Go to YouTube and type in University of Florida Campus on Game Day. Notice this video was taken 8 hourse before kickoff and the campus is already packed to the gills. Also, notice this is what it looks like when the Gators play an easy game. Just imagine campus during the LSU or Tennessee game.</p>
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<p>I had a friend who did a pre-doc psychology internship (the clinical “capstone” of a clinical or counseling psych PhD) at CU-B a couple of years ago. When she mentioned that one of the required specialization was substance abuse, my first thought was “yeah, Boulder <em>would</em> be a good place to go if you wanted to specialize in that.” And then I realized I shouldn’t be stereotyping the entire school.</p>
<p>Seems the definition of “partying” got lost somewhere. In reality though, some schools do realize they have a serious problem with under age drinking. Here’s a welcome letter I received from dean of students. It was sent out to the parents via email…</p>
<p>“…We continue to be concerned about high-risk drinking among our students, especially during the first few weeks of the fall semester. Consequences can range from missed classes and poor grades to long-term health risks. Alcohol is also a common denominator among students who become victims of crime, including violence and sexual assault, in xxx downtown area. We ask you to discuss these topics with your student in a way that reflects your own family’s values and expectations, and revisit them throughout the semester…”</p>
<p>Hard for students to avoid underage drinking when game-day Saturdays are filled with drinking adults who start early and continue long into the night right there on campus. The students are surrounded by drinking on all sides. There’s no escape.</p>
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<p>Everything is bigger in Texas! That includes our youngens natural-like learnin’ abilities.</p>
<p>The D wasn’t too disapointed that UCONN dropped off this list & was more impressed that they are still on @ #26 for National Public Universities. Maybe several years after graduating will change their perspective?</p>
<p>Some of you might believe that “A party is a party.”</p>
<p>But I’m still annoyed that they don’t consider the QUALITY of these parties.<br>
Some of them are just bad.</p>