Polls and Surveys...how valid?

dstark
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:57:10 +0000

I read all this nonsense about surveys that state which student bodies are happiest, or surveys that try to figure out which schools have the best classroom teaching.

Hey. These schools came out on top in this or that unscientific survey; therefore, it must be true.

Well, I just came across this survey. If you buy these classroom teaching surveys, I guess you buy this.

[Are You Satisfied? The World’s Most Optimistic Countries | China, Headline, Pew Research Center | CitizenSugar - News and Politics](http://www.citizensugar.com/1805531)

I’m packing my bags. I can’t decide if I should go to Wake Forest, although, I have no interest in living in that part of the country and I have no interest in going to a school with a student body that is so economically diverse. But that’s subjective, so I should reconsider.

Maybe, I will just forget college altogether since I’m in my fifties, and just take myself and my belongings and head to Jordan or Egypt to live. I don’t think I am qualified to get into the number 1 country, even though my dad is a legacy. (True).

I hear Jews are welcomed with open arms in Jordan.

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