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<p>ModestMelody, take a look at the Wikipedia article for St. John’s College.
Princeton Review:</p>
<h1>No. 1 in the nation for “accessibility of teachers”.</h1>
<h1>No. 1 in the nation for “best class discussion”.</h1>
<h1>No. 4 in the nation for “best overall quality of life”.</h1>
<h1>No. 4 in the nation for “best overall academic experience”.</h1>
<h1>No. 6 in the nation for “best teachers”.</h1>
<p>And (for outcomes):
“According to a study published by the Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium, based on data from 1992 through 2001, St. John’s ranked first nationally in percentage of graduates attaining doctorates in both Humanities and English literature. In addition, the college ranked among the top ten institutions in political science, linguistics, foreign languages, area and ethnic studies, and math and computer sciences.”</p>
<p>That’s from a school that has no departments in any of these fields.</p>
<p>The kicker:
“The school accepts 75 to 80 percent of applicants, primarily based on three written essays and, to a certain extent, grades. There is no application fee, and standardized tests, like the Scholastic Assessment Test, are optional. About three-quarters of the enrolled students ranked in the top half of their high school class, but only one fifth graduated in the top tenth.”</p>
<p>Now, do we attribute SJC’s success solely to the quality of instruction, accessibility, etc.?
Or does the Great Books model perhaps have something to do with it?</p>
<p>[sorry for the 3 posts in a row. yes i do need to shut up.]</p>