<p>Umassdad,</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the second link. This is the first time I’d taken a closer look at that study and list. </p>
<p>I must admit when the new Princeton Review scores came out just a day or so ago I took a look at the listings to see how Chicago fared. Since these are suppostedly based largely on student perceptions, they give a different angle.</p>
<p>To my surprise, it was not one of the schools listed on the “Places Where the Students Never Stop Studying.” Nor was it on the list “Best Academic Experience for Undergraduates.” However, the #1 school on both these lists was Reed College. As a LAC, Reed is obviously much smaller than Chicago and geered more towards undergrads, yet I have always thought of these two colleges as being similar in intensity and workload. I wonder why students have such a positive perception of Reed, given its extremely heavy workload, yet often question the exact same inclination in terms of Chicago. </p>
<p>I do believe that if academics were the ones crafting the rankings their criteria would not be identical to that used by USNWR, and Chicago would be higher on the list.</p>