Another #1 For Florida Gators

[sparker1]

Party school title goes to Florida
Here's to the Gators, who back up sports titles with Princeton Review's designation as nation's top college for parties.
By Thomas Bonk, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
July 30, 2008
If back-to-back NCAA basketball championships and a Bowl Championship Series title in football weren't enough, there's another title that's sure to make Gators everywhere happy . . . or raise a glass.

The University of Florida is the No. 1 party school in the U.S., according to the Princeton Review, which polled 120,000 students.

Students (and parents), take note: The University of Mississippi was second, and Penn State third.

And as far as conference pride goes, those folks in the Southeastern Conference are right, they can go deep. Five SEC schools are in the top 20 party schools. Besides Florida and Mississippi, Georgia was No. 7, Tennessee No. 18 and Alabama No. 19.

The most "Stone-Cold Sober School"?

Brigham Young, for the 11th year in a row.

[JP]

UCONN really cracked down on UCONN this year. The liability was starting to reach the people that were donating money. :eek2:

[Iceaxe]

List of top party schools by Princeton Review
By The Associated Press

Following is a list of the top party schools in the nation, according to Princeton Review's survey of 120,000 students.

1. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

2. University of Mississippi, University, Miss.

3. Penn State University, University Park, Pa.

4. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.

5. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

6. Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.

7. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.

8. University of Texas, Austin, Texas.

9. University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.

10. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.

11. University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.

12. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.

13. University of Colorado, Boulder, Co.

14. Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.

15. Tulane University, New Orleans, La.

16. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill.

17. Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.

18. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.

19. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

20. Loyola University-New Orleans, New Orleans, La.

[Scott Card]

Hey? Where is BYU on that list? :roflol:

Signed,

A very boring BYU Grad... root beer anyone?

[trackrunner]

Hey? Where is BYU on that list? :roflol:

Signed,

A very boring BYU Grad... root beer anyone?

I think it would be cool if a high profile case in the news media of several thousand BYU co-eds expelled for partying too hard. That would be the only way BYU would drop from #1 in stone cold sober school.

:friday: :boozer: :cheers:

Edit: BYU was voted number 1 for Most Religious Students

[trackrunner]

http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,700246723,00.html

Princeton Review rankings for BYU, Utah and Westminster
Published: July 29, 2008
Brigham Young University
1 Future Rotarians and Daughters of the American Revolution

1 Got Milk? (beer usage reported low)

1 Most Religious Students

1 Scotch & Soda, Hold the Scotch (hard liquor usage reported low)

1 Stone-Cold Sober Schools

3 Don't Inhale (marijuana usage reported low) :smoking: :bandit2:

6 Best College Library

8 Most Conservative Students

10 Alternative Lifestyle Not an Alternative (low acceptance of gay community)

10 Town-Gown Relations are Great

16 Best Quality of Life

16 Happiest Students

17 School Runs Like Butter (administration gets high marks)

18 Everyone Plays Intramural Sports


University of Utah

3 Least Accessible Professors

20 Most Religious Student


Westminster College

18 Best Quality of Life

Edit: last year the UU was ranked

No. 11 -- Professors make themselves scarce (low accessibility rating)

No. 11 -- Students pray on a regular basis/most religious students

No. 16 -- Alternative lifestyle not an alternative (low acceptance of gay community)

[sparker1]

I'd rather go to U of F, but send my kids to BYU.

[Deathcricket]

Alternative Lifestyle Not an Alternative (low acceptance of gay community)

Interesting that that is actually a valid thing to rate. I can understand accessibility to professors, and health/happiness of the students, but "openness to gays"? I would rate that under "adequate parking" and "decent food in the cafeteria" and "cleanliness of floors". But then again that could be a greater indication of how progressive the college society is I guess.

And how do they rate that? Do the put a couple guys on the grass in a central area and have them make out, then count the number of disapproving looks vrs the number of guys that get jealous? Do they drive through the parking lots and count rainbow bumper stickers?

Not flaming gays, I just think it's a strange thing to rate is all.
:ne_nau:

[trackrunner]

Alternative Lifestyle Not an Alternative (low acceptance of gay community)

Interesting that that is actually a valid thing to rate. I can understand accessibility to professors, and health/happiness of the students, but "openness to gays"? I would rate that under "adequate parking" and "decent food in the cafeteria" and "cleanliness of floors". But then again that could be a greater indication of how progressive the college society is I guess.

And how do they rate that? Do the put a couple guys on the grass in a central area and have them make out, then count the number of disapproving looks vrs the number of guys that get jealous? Do they drive through the parking lots and count rainbow bumper stickers?

Not flaming gays, I just think it's a strange thing to rate is all.
:ne_nau:

Well the do rate the opposite end opennes to alternative lifestyles. I think its an important thing for some people (both gay & homophobes?) to know when making a college choice.

[savanna3313]

List of top party schools by Princeton Review
By The Associated Press

Following is a list of the top party schools in the nation, according to Princeton Review's survey of 120,000 students.

1. University of Florida, Gainesville, Fla.

2. University of Mississippi, University, Miss.

3. Penn State University, University Park, Pa.

4. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.

5. Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

6. Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va.

7. University of Georgia, Athens, Ga.

8. University of Texas, Austin, Texas.

9. University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.

10. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fla.

11. University of New Hampshire, Durham, N.H.

12. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.

13. University of Colorado, Boulder, Co.

14. Indiana University, Bloomington, Ind.

15. Tulane University, New Orleans, La.

16. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill.

17. Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.

18. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn.

19. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala.

20. Loyola University-New Orleans, New Orleans, La.

I can't believe LSU didn't make at least the top 5 ! I call bull! :topes:
I guess the LSU students must have been out partying when this survey was taken.... :haha: