I judge a college by

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<p>whether or not their admissions office serves coffee.</p>

<p>Dartmouth, U of Chicago, Williams, Middlebury and Hamilton do.</p>

<p>Yale and Princeton do not.</p>

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<p>Do they get extra points for morning bagels or afternoon cookies?</p>

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<p>I’m from Seattle- I judge them on the * kind* of coffee that is available ( and ice cream)
Starbucks is better than nothing- but preferable is locally roasted- or other “boutique” blends</p>

<p>Reed got points for Appassionato ( not their fault Starbucks bought them!)
Evergreen had Starbucks- which I thought was really “corporate” of them ;)</p>

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<p>How nice the tshirt/sweatshirt selection in the bookstore is.</p>

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<p>The mood/friendliness of the average student you see walking around.</p>

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<p>^ And whether any students ask if you need directions or help while your family is staring at a campus map looking lost.</p>

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<p>Tufts gets an A+ in this category.</p>

<p>I judge them by whether they promptly and informatively respond to any e-mails that you send them.</p>

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<p>The number and quality of posters for events on kiosks around campus/town.</p>