I have been researching grad schools. Each one has a glossy web page, filled with info on the admission process, financial aid, faculty, housing, and about a dozen other pertinent topics. None of them really answer my questions, though. I think these sites should include the stuff that grad students really want to know. If I designed these sites, they would answer questions like...
-How kilt-friendly is the student body?
-Does the administration spend more on football than libraries?
-Are there any good flea markets around for cheap furniture?
-Is there a decent vegetarian/vegan restaraunt near campus?
-What's the going rate for pot?
-How active is the greek community? (and is it easy to avoid them?)
-Red state or Blue state?
-Are there any good local bands in the area?
-How far from campus is the nearest gaming/comic book store?
-Do faculty members sleep with students? (and if so, are they hot?)
-Is there a Zendo nearby?
-Is there an active queer community? (I've grown very fond of my 'mos...)
and most importantly
-What's the wind like near campus?
All are very important questions... you should just get a job answering theses questions for universities and then sell you book kike a Barron's top 100 colleges sort of things. You could give certain colleges the privilge of being in you top 10 Pope tested/approved status and in varying categories as well. (if you make money on this I want 10%)
ReplyDeleteNo need for racial slurs, Mark ;)
ReplyDeleteseriously, this would make a great magazine or periodical. Colleges reviewed by real students. We could call it, "but is it sucktacular?"
Linus,
ReplyDeleteI read here on occassion, and am happy to tell you about my little hill haven, if you want to know... answers I can give you are as follows: 4) Awesome ones, two: a little vegan cafe and the world-famous Moosewood. 6) Very, but avoidable. 7) Blue, but purplish in the country. 8) Yes. 9) Close. 10) Sometimes, and some are. 13) Fantastic, I hear. See Matt Ruff, Fool on the Hill for more on kites in the Arts quad.
Come to Cornell? We could hang out.