The publication's senior editor, Seamus Mullarkey, did not know the exact number of Rutgers students surveyed when asked Tuesday, but said that an average of 300 to 400 students answered the 80-question survey for each campus.
so, he pulled a number out of his ass? Sounds like my friend's Honda's horsepower estimate
Survey respondents were not randomly selected as in a scientific poll.
Location, location, location.
What a lot of people who don't go to Rutgers don't realize, is that the university (New Brunswick/Piscataway campus) is split up into 4 sub-campuses; each of which embody something different. You'll find the most studious students on Busch, since that's where the majority of the Biological & Engineering classrooms are. Cook/Douglass was commonly referenced as "the gem" of Rutgers; this is mainly due to the beautiful campus and awesome food. Livingston is the "Freshman Campus" and is in an area where there's "nothing going on." It's where the Freshman, still adjusting to college life and being away from home for the first time, live. College Ave is right near downtown & a stone's throw from the bars--if you're big into the party thing, you're probably looking to live on College Ave or off-campus (right by College Ave). Being the most city-like, College Ave sees the majority of the foot traffic. It's very likely that this is where the surveyors where when they told students of the survey, because of the ease of access.
This was definitely not a random survey, so the "results" are worth as much as bad LT1
One student calls Rutgers "the kind of university at which, if you make the effort to ... find opportunities to succeed, you will have one of the best experiences of your life."
That's totally true. After getting a 2.031 my first semester of my Freshman year, I got focused. After doing some growing up & opening my eyes a little more, I've realized all the amazing things about Rutgers, and if I could do it over again, I would still bleed Scarlet.