#1: “I’m having trouble finding a college. If anyone knows of any college that fits this criteria, please let me know!! Thanks!”
[some criteria.]
#1: “Diversity: Sorry asians and geeks….you’re nice people, but I don’t want to spend my next four years with all of you”
#2: “And yet you are applying to Caltech. Sounds like you really need to think about your criteria a little more.”
#3: “Yikes, what happens after you graduate and you need to work with ‘asians and geeks’! Between that statement and looking for a good male/female ratio – that rules out a lot of excellent engineering schools such as CMU, RPI etc. Good luck on your quest to find your idealized college environment…”
In the search for the perfect place to spend four years, brutal honesty is often the name of the game. The questions and requirements we’re afraid to voice in public, the insecurities we’re unwilling to share with friends, and the hypocrisies we weren’t aware of — the shield of anonymity protects our real-life persona in the online college admissions discussion community, College Confidential. The website has captured the attention of a heterogeneous user base, drawn together in the search for inside information and admissions feedback on universities and colleges. In terms of the interaction that takes place on the site, the major research question that will be investigated will be one of stickiness. It’s unclear why, but despite the apparent draw for those trying to get into college, many users stay active years after having matriculated. There must be some social glue in place that serves as the foundation of a thriving Internet culture. Primary contributors to this glue include the hyper-elite bias shared by the majority of the site users, and marketing/”anti-marketing” by users of the site. The research vectors employed in this project include a study of articles relating to recent years’ college admissions that mention the site, and my own experience as a CC user.
As long as you’ve got your criteria straight, I suppose… Source: econjeff.blogspot.com
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