Happy College Students

Happy College Students September 2, 2012 Ever wonder how you can figure out if the vast majority of folks who attend a university youre interested in applying to are happy college students? One way to find this out is to do the smile test. When visiting a school youre interested in attending, smile at students whom you pass on the lawn or sit next to in the cafeteria. And then see if they smile back! Its that simple. We find that at colleges where students are happy, theyll smile back. At colleges where students arent happy, they wont nearly as often. Vassar, UNC, and Colgate are among the universities with the happiest students, according to Unigo. How else can you tell if there are happy college students at the universities youre considering attending? Look at the retention rate! Do students transfer? If a number of students transfer from a given university, chances are good that a number of students arent happy. If youre happy, youd want to stay all four yearsand then some! Again, pretty simple logic and yet most folks dont bother to check out transfer rates. There are some universities with ridiculously high transfer rates! We wont name them here, but they sure do exist! Additionally, The Huffington Post has come out with an article that reports on Unigos rankings of the happiest colleges in America. So what are the ten happiest colleges in America according to Unigo? In no particular order, Barnard College, University of Wisconson Madison, George Washington University, Boston University, Grinnell College, Carleton College, Brandeis University, Colgate University, Vassar College, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are their top picks. What do you think about these schools being considered the universities with the happiest students? Disagree? Let us know your thoughts by posting below!