Princeton Review ranks Drexel
Cameron Birch
Issue date: 8/14/09 Section: News
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Drexel remained at third for ranking in least beautiful campus. The ranking for "Least Accessible Professors" also remained unchanged at 15.
"All 62 of the top 20 ranking lists are based 100 percent on student opinion," Rob Franek, author of The Princeton Review, The best 371 Colleges: 2010 Edition, said. The author said the book is based on 80 question long surveys, making up four categories, which are distributed to students on campus.
The survey asks about the students themselves, school academics and administration, life at the university, and about other students. The participants in the survey are "self-selecting," Franek said.
Although the University received poor marks for campus beauty, the book writes, "Drexel's grounds, once an unbroken sea of brick and concrete, have been renovated; today 'there are plenty of green grassy areas for students to hang out and relax,' as well as 'a new beautiful amphitheater and some nice tree-lined walkways with benches and tables.'"
Franek said he wanted to make college bound students "very savvy" about the process of choosing a school. The author said The Princeton Review was in a very unique position to ask college students about their positions at their respective university, indicating that prospective students would not be able to survey every student they encounter on a traditional visit.
"No, none of that influenced me either … I just wanted to give a city campus a shot." Kyle Dooley, a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering, said.
"[The campus beauty ranking] doesn't really matter, a city is a city," Dooley said. The Princeton Review writes that Philly had many "temptations." First Fridays, Center City, the museums, and bars around campus are all mentioned in the article.
Dooley also mentioned that rankings did not play a huge role in his selection of Drexel. Franek said that, although the raw academic scores of a school are important and quantitative data has its place, opinion-based data is important for college bound students when making decisions.
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du student
posted 8/14/09 @ 10:36 AM EST
"Drexel's grounds, once an unbroken sea of brick and concrete, have been renovated; today 'there are plenty of green grassy areas for students to hang out and relax,' as well as 'a new beautiful amphitheater and some nice tree-lined walkways with benches and tables. (Continued…)
Another DU Student
posted 8/14/09 @ 3:09 PM EST
These rankings are ridiculous. 15 years ago, Drexel was in bad shape, and students complained. Today - we are one of the elite institutions in the country. (Continued…)
theExperience
Jordan
posted 8/14/09 @ 10:14 PM EST
I really stopped caring about what they say a long time ago. The ugly campus rating will likely never go away no matter what actual changes the university makes to its appearance. (Continued…)
DU grad
posted 8/15/09 @ 4:52 PM EST
Are the other posters joking? Drexel's campus is under construction how can it be beautiful. In 2-3 years when everything is upgraded we will have a normal college campus but face it right now 1/4 of the quad is closed due to a new building being built, they are shooting a movie in the armory (not using it for student's like planned), construction on a new dorm, and the gym is being renovated. (Continued…)
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