<p>UCLA's Playboy girls are actually pretty misrepresentative of the girls on campus. Far, far below average, I'd say. We have lots of pretty girls and not nearly as many attractive guys. Sigh. </p>
<p>But yay for being #3. Or something.</p>
<p>What is this 10% rule?</p>
<p>DRab: Top 10% rule means that if you rank in the top 10% of your graduating class, you're automatically admitted to any public state university (in your residing state), no matter how bad your test scores are.</p>
<p>Oh . . . is this true of all states, at least as a minimum?</p>
<p>no... just in Texas. I think in California its the 4% rule (?)</p>
<p>Depends on the system you're trying to get into (UC vs Cal State).</p>
<p>I cannot believe this is here. Please, talk about something else.</p>
<p>Why, what's your issue?</p>
<p>I have to agree with michikoduke, just because I think it's a bit of a shallow reason to choose a college. Also, the prettiness of students changes from year to year with each graduating class. </p>
<p>All colleges have SOME pretty people in it. But if you're looking for a university where all the girls/guys are smoking hot because you don't feel you can compete for the few "best ones" otherwise, well...why not consider a very large college in an urban area? </p>
<p>More people in general means more pretty people, and a higher chance of finding some physically attractive girl/guy who has miraculously not been snatched away by "better" people and groups of friends. </p>
<p>It's a bit odd that the attractiveness of the people is as important at the attractiveness of the campus. Ugly campuses are not desirable because they are usually depressing and dingy and hard to live in. Do ugly people depress you? </p>
<p>Plus, if you go to an "ugly people" college and you're not, you become one of the prettiest. Not so bad.</p>
<p>Plus, if you're going to college to find "pretty" people, then you're going to college for the wrong reason. Period. You can find "pretty" people anywhere else.</p>
<p>Agreed. Hopefully "pretty" is not one of your highest priorities. (If so, perhaps a job at Hooters may prove more fulfilling?)</p>
<p>Though I have to say, a LOT of people I know, brilliant and otherwise, go to college just to party and sleep around. Guess it makes sense they would want good-looking people there, though I actually find that it a bit of a waste of money.</p>
<ol>
<li>Vanderbilt</li>
<li>Wake Forest</li>
<li>Duke</li>
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<p>Wasn't this thread meant to be tongue-in-cheek?</p>
<p>Stop being a drama queen. =p</p>
<p>Hmm, Never thought I'd hear someone on CC say something like that last bit. (Incidentally, I've never been a good actor, so it's amazing that by stating my opinion I've suddenly become a queen at it! XD)</p>
<p>At any rate, i missed the tongue-in-cheek-ness. Perhaps I'm simply not attuned to this particular brand of sarcasm. ( <a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=128908&page=2&pp=20%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=128908&page=2&pp=20</a> ) I, like others, assumed that czaffa was asking a serious question, and answered accordingly. (Though, on second thought, maybe you missed <em>my</em> sarcasm? Ah, well. Perhaps I ought to have used more ASCII faces.)</p>
<p>Amidst my criticism and saying what needed to be said, I did offer some advice. Large school, urban area (and maybe a side job where you can meet hot, skimpily-dressed waitresses!).</p>
<p>my comment wasn't directed personally at you.</p>
<p>take a chill pill.</p>
<p>I agree... basing a college decision based on "pretty people" isn't the best way to pick a college. But at the same time, I think it's acceptable for czaffa to be concerned. He is, after all, going to spend he next 4 years at the same college. Picking a university isn't just about academics, you know.... I don't see why 'Pretty People' can't be a valid plus or minus.</p>
<p>Of course, what I just said is absolutely ridiculous, so I choose to laugh at this topic and take it as a tongue-in-cheek remark. Why can't you do the same?</p>
<p>This isn't a debate forum, Christ sake. I don't see why we can't just laugh this topic off, instead of offering pretentious "criticism".</p>
<p>And I offer you even more ASCII faces. ^<em>^ =p D= O</em>O o<em>O ^</em>~</p>
<p>Forgive me. (With the seeming lack of other people you could have been addressing in the thread, I assumed it was me. )</p>
<p>One cannot blame him for being concerned. I simply think the question is slightly useless 1) because what does he mean by "good" school, 2) everybody's opinion of "pretty is different" 3) every class in every college has different levels of "prettiness" 4) "prettiness" probably affects the college experience less than most other factors 5) you can find plenty of pretty people in any college, and many off-campus, so you needn't fret, and 6) ......it is rather shallow....in my opinion, that is.</p>
<p>It didn't seem completely tongue-in-cheek to me. I answered according to my interpretation. Since this isn't debate, I hope there is no harm done in actually trying to answer the question.</p>
<p>By the way, here is another suggestion, piece of pretentious criticism, whatever you choose to call it. Maybe instead of asking for the good -colleges- with the prettiest students, find out how pretty the students are at the colleges you already like and want to go to. Lots of colleges are being suggested, but are you really going to apply to most of them? Unless people-aesthetics are more important than everything else, which I'm going to assume it's not, that may help you decide between your colleges more.</p>
<p>Thanks. I'll add them to my collection.</p>
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<p>I agree, and this is the answer to this thread (and what I said earlier).</p>
<p>Boston College = best in the northeast</p>
<p>"you can find plenty of pretty people in any college"
"beauty is in the eye of the beholder"</p>
<p>MYTH.</p>
<p>Compare University of Chicago/MIT with Vanderbilt/UVA and say that there were plenty of "pretty people" at both.</p>
<p>Plenty does not equal equal numbers. My point was not that all colleges are exactly the same but that if you want them, these people are at every college. </p>
<p>(I don't understand how that second quote is disproven, though.)</p>