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Aug. 19 — The Princeton Review is releasing the 2004 edition of “The Best 351 Colleges,” a guide to help college applicants decide which school might suit them best. The book includes rankings about everything from the academics to the food.

TOP PARTY SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, BOULDER
Boulder, Colorado is said to have an endless amount of things to do: concerts, coffee shops, movies, parties, shopping and plenty of outdoor activities for those adventure-seekers. The Division I sports add to the energy of the school and the atmosphere around campus (campus is only 30 minutes from Denver too). The school is large, with over 25,000 undergrads enrolled last year. The student body is described as “a combination of rich kids and hippies, kids who don’t care about class work and kids who are super-competitive, studying hard during the week and letting loose on the weekends.”
Runner-ups
2) University of Wisconsin, Madison
3) Indiana University (was number one last year)
4) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
5) Washington and Lee University

TOP STONE-COLD SOBER SCHOOLS
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY, UTAH
This was based on a combination of survey questions concerning the use of alcohol and drugs, hours of study each day and the popularity of the Greek system.
This school is sponsored by the Mormon community and does have many restrictions on the students both academically and socially. Academically, there is an honor code and socially there is an “understanding” about the way people should dress, wear their hair, and keep their diet and their sexual activity. This school strictly “serves the needs of America’s Mormon community first and foremost.”
Runner-ups
2) Wheaton College
3) U.S. Naval Academy
4) U.S. Air Force Academy
5) Grove City College

HAPPIEST STUDENTS (aka Best Drugs)
DE PAUL UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO
De Paul is the largest Catholic university and has a world-renowned drama department. Professors are said to be “great” and access to them just as good, as classes are on the smaller side. This school is somewhat of a commuter school being that it is in a large city like Chicago, which adds to the diversity of the student body. Students are happy here in large part to the fact that they take advantage of a city like Chicago, with many students relying on the city’s culture for fun. One student says “life in Chicago is great. They city has so much to offer: museums, theaters and restaurants.” Dorms are said to be “like palaces” and the food is said to be great another reason for students to be so happy.
Runner-ups
2) Pomona College
3) Dartmouth College
4) William Jewell College
5) Whitman College

These stupid surveys are always wrong.