School Rankings

[Colonel Smoothie]

Originally Posted by CalculatinFool

Exams are hardly a major part of measuring rigor. At schools with small prof:student ratios, the profs actually read your numerous papers, listen to what you say in class, give you lots of homework and make sure you do it, and make these elements a large part of your grade.

Hire a bunch of useless administrators/adjuncts = lower student/faculty ratio = instant (albeit meaningless) boost in rankings.

[Colonel Smoothie]

Originally Posted by CalculatinFool

Exams are hardly a major part of measuring rigor. At schools with small prof:student ratios, the profs actually read your numerous papers, listen to what you say in class, give you lots of homework and make sure you do it, and make these elements a large part of your grade.

[Mog]

Originally Posted by SliceApproximateIntegrate

Oh right ... skinny = pretty. Face is secondary.

you must be new here

[ShebaPoe]

Originally Posted by SliceApproximateIntegrate

Oh right ... skinny = pretty. Face is secondary.

I'm sure you'll be happy to know that neither UF or FSU cracked the list for most beautiful schools (and attractiveness of students was part of the equation)

Neither did my grad school. But at least my grad school is a top 10 for party school, and it wasn't on the list of least rigorous schools.

Skinny isn't always pretty. But big...is big. Not for me, thanks.

The idea of a party school (as currently contemplated) is based on a Playboy article about Florida State from almost 30 years ago. I don't remember the year, exactly. I was about 9 or 10 when I read it, I think. Before rankings and all this BS, FSU was singled out for its culture. Others may have surpassed it; but imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and we appreciate it.

I have no idea how rigorous it was. I wasn't much for the classroom.

[erosewater]

sometimes the grateful type is fun

[SliceApproximateIntegrate]

Originally Posted by Mog

you must be new here

Not an alt ... no ...

Originally Posted by ShebaPoe

Skinny isn't always pretty. But big...is big. Not for me, thanks.

The idea of a party school (as currently contemplated) is based on a Playboy article about Florida State from almost 30 years ago. I don't remember the year, exactly. I was about 9 or 10 when I read it, I think. Before rankings and all this BS, FSU was singled out for its culture. Others may have surpassed it; but imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and we appreciate it.

I have no idea how rigorous it was. I wasn't much for the classroom.

I've heard that about my grad school either. Oh, I just found the article in SI that says it

In 2004, Playboy Magazine said: "ranking [where I went to grad school] among party schools is like putting the Yankees in the Little League World Series."

I swear I tried looking a while ago and couldn't find it, so I was starting to think it was just a rumor like the one about how our library is sinking because the architect forgot to take in account the weight of the books.

And I think the girls being skinnier in your area is probably more of a function of living in a metropolitan area known for caring about looks over being in a warm climate. I moved into a significantly warmer climate and I haven't noticed a significant change in average weight.

[erosewater]

bro walk through the airport without looking at the signs showing destination and I guarantee you'll be able to spot the Milwaukee gate

[Guerilla poster]

Originally Posted by erosewater

bro walk through the airport without looking at the signs showing destination and I guarantee you'll be able to spot the Milwaukee gate

the hottest chiks are there right?

[erosewater]

if you score hotness on the number of available places to put little GP, folds included, then hells yeah

[Guerilla poster]

I hate hot though, especially when that means fat women in thongs