The thread for images so cool that they belong in this thread

[Izulde]

Interesting map, although it's going to be heavily weighted in favor of schools with larger undergraduate enrollments.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Interesting map, although it's going to be heavily weighted in favor of schools with larger undergraduate enrollments.

For the most part, but I was pretty surprised to see more applications to Marquette when it has about a quarter of the enrollment that Madison does.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

Northwestern over UIUC? Duke over UNC? Washington U in Missouri? UCF over... anything else in Florida?

SI

UCF has been the second largest campus by enrollment in the country for the last few years.

[Lathum]

Go Dawgs!

not even a little surprised

[Vince, Pt. II]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Interesting map, although it's going to be heavily weighted in favor of schools with larger undergraduate enrollments.

Yeah, I'd imagine the more prestigious schools are also at a disadvantage because of the difficulty of getting in.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

Yeah, I'd imagine the more prestigious schools are also at a disadvantage because of the difficulty of getting in.

Yep. The map is interesting, though it seems like a very poor way to label which school is "Most Desirable."

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Interesting map, although it's going to be heavily weighted in favor of schools with larger undergraduate enrollments.

Ummm, the map does say that it is based upon number of applicants.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Ummm, the map does say that it is based upon number of applicants.

Right, which is why larger undergraduate enrollments will have a built-in advantage. Larger enrollment = more spots = more people applying, particularly since Large Public U can often be a safety school for those with higher aspirations, or the name recognition of those schools makes it a more popular choice.

Marquette as the most applicants in Wisconsin shocks me. Washington University in Missouri is a little surprising as well, but I seem to vaguely recall that it has a pretty decent general national reputation with not as strict admissions standards as other elite schools... but I might also be thinking of the wrong Midwestern Washington University.

[NobodyHere]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Right, which is why larger undergraduate enrollments will have a built-in advantage. Larger enrollment = more spots = more people applying, particularly since Large Public U can often be a safety school for those with higher aspirations, or the name recognition of those schools makes it a more popular choice.

Marquette as the most applicants in Wisconsin shocks me. Washington University in Missouri is a little surprising as well, but I seem to vaguely recall that it has a pretty decent general national reputation with not as strict admissions standards as other elite schools... but I might also be thinking of the wrong Midwestern Washington University.

You are free to create your own map based on your own criteria ya know.

[DougW]

[BillJasper]

That looks smart!

[Desnudo]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

Her parents must be so proud.

If they're around. I'm going with deadbeat dad and methhead mom.

[Coffee Warlord]

I see your tree climber. And raise you...

[PilotMan]

Seattle Mariners Class A affiliate finishes 16-run comeback - ESPN

This is how I feel like some of my FM14 games have been going lately.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by DougW

I can neither confirm nor deny that I may have used a tractor bucket to boost the reach of my ladder at the winery. Though I can confirm that I've never put a second ladder to further boost that reach.

[molson]

The redditor who posted that double ladder photo claimed it was his friend's 84-year-old grandfather up there.

[Izulde]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

You are free to create your own map based on your own criteria ya know.

What? I wasn't criticizing the map - only pointing out why some of the results may seem surprising at first, such as UCF in Florida, but taking the above factor into account makes the result perfectly logical. Granted, that's not an absolute rule - see Marquette beating out Madison in Wisconsin - but it does in general advantage the larger undergraduate enrollment schools.

[DougW]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

I see your tree climber. And raise you...

Love how the "safety guy" at the bottom just bails. Not that he could've done anything, but made me chuckle. (He did keep that ladder straight though !!)

Originally Posted by molson

The redditor who posted that double ladder photo claimed it was his friend's 84-year-old grandfather up there.

Yeah, I read that. Didn't put it in this picture because, the picture alone was crazy to me, and I wasn't sure if it was legit. (I know, I know .... :Gasp: false information on reddit ? Say it isn't so.)

[cartman]

That's what happens when you mess with an Ent.

[molson]

The physics of that are both interesting, and something that you'd think guys who cut down trees would know is a thing.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by molson

The physics of that are both interesting, and something that you'd think guys who cut down trees would know is a thing.

It is hard to tell, but I do not see any kind of undercut on the branch. Which is 'limb cutting 101'.

[Suicane75]

I love the fella in the lower right, right at the very end with his hands on his head.

[cartman]

[dawgfan]

I must be dense, because I don't recognize the guy under Shakespeare.

[sterlingice]

I don't recognize him or the one under Clinton (make your own joke here)

SI

[dawgfan]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

I don't recognize him or the one under Clinton (make your own joke here)

SI

Pretty sure that's Bill Hader.

[Bobble]

Originally Posted by dawgfan

I must be dense, because I don't recognize the guy under Shakespeare.

That's Bill!

[Apathetic Lurker]

Originally Posted by sterlingice

I don't recognize him or the one under Clinton (make your own joke here)

SI

Thats William

[Butter]

I know this is so Tuesday, but apparently Shovel Girl is actually from around here, the fight occurred in the northern Dayton suburb of Troy.

I'm so pleased.

[cartman]

[bulletsponge]

thats not a raptor, but it is a monster!

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

[kcchief19]

Originally Posted by Izulde

Right, which is why larger undergraduate enrollments will have a built-in advantage. Larger enrollment = more spots = more people applying, particularly since Large Public U can often be a safety school for those with higher aspirations, or the name recognition of those schools makes it a more popular choice.

Marquette as the most applicants in Wisconsin shocks me. Washington University in Missouri is a little surprising as well, but I seem to vaguely recall that it has a pretty decent general national reputation with not as strict admissions standards as other elite schools... but I might also be thinking of the wrong Midwestern Washington University.

Washington University surprised me because it is fairly prestigious. They have more than 70,000 applications. They have almost as many postgrads and as undergrads. Maybe it is a bit of a "safety school" for the Ivy League crowd. It also has a strong international student body, so I'm wondering how many of those applicants are international students just hoping for a slot.

But those number of applications are off the hook.

[mauchow]

i wonder if he still has his leg..........

[Toddzilla]

A friend of mine that works in admissions at a college in North Carolina checked out that map and confirmed that there are 10-15 that are incorrect.

[cartman]

New game. Guess the crime this person was arrested for:



The answer:

Spoiler

Distributing child porn

[JonInMiddleGA]

Originally Posted by kcchief19

Washington University surprised me because it is fairly prestigious. They have more than 70,000 applications.

Are you counting post-grad applications in that? I ask because their own webpage lists "1,488 freshmen were selected from 28,823 applicants".

As Wiki notes, they are also the subject of criticism due to their intensive marketing campaign which is apparently intended to drive up applications in order to drive up their ranking in several of the various systems.

[rowech]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

I know this is so Tuesday, but apparently Shovel Girl is actually from around here, the fight occurred in the northern Dayton suburb of Troy.

I'm so pleased.

More than that - that's the town I grew up in and where the majority of my family still lives. I've often chastised for having moved away when I graduated college.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by cartman

New game. Guess the crime this person was arrested for.

Yeah, I was definitely in the right ballpark on this one.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Yeah, I was definitely in the right ballpark on this one.

Ditto

[Butter]

Originally Posted by rowech

More than that - that's the town I grew up in and where the majority of my family still lives. I've often chastised for having moved away when I graduated college.

I feel you should be celebrated.

[johnnyshaka]

Originally Posted by cartman

New game. Guess the crime this person was arrested for:



The answer:

Spoiler

Distributing child porn

I guessed shoplifting from a skateboard shop.

[kcchief19]

Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Are you counting post-grad applications in that? I ask because their own webpage lists "1,488 freshmen were selected from 28,823 applicants".

As Wiki notes, they are also the subject of criticism due to their intensive marketing campaign which is apparently intended to drive up applications in order to drive up their ranking in several of the various systems.

Probably faulty math on my part. I read they have a 17% acceptance rate and calculated the application number based on the entire student body, which is erroneous because it should only be based on freshmen and new grad students. 28,000 is still a pretty good number, and I'm sure would but them ahead of Missouri-Columbia.

The marketing campaign criticism wouldn't surprise me either. Good way to game the system to make you look like a more Elitist Richard.

[sabotai]

[NobodyHere]

Not surprised that Michigan's is Arabic.

But what is "Hmong" or "tagalog"?

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Not surprised that Michigan's is Arabic.

But what is "Hmong" or "tagalog"?

Hmong American - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hmong Americans are Americans of ethnic Hmong descent. Hmong Americans are one group of Asian Americans. Many Lao Hmong war refugees resettled in the U.S. following the communist takeover of Laos in 1975. Beginning in December of that year, the first Hmong refugees arrived in the U.S., mainly from refugee camps in Thailand; however, only 3,466 were granted asylum at this time under the Refugee Assistance Act of 1975.

There are fairly sizable Hmong and Somali refugee/immigrant populations the Twin Cities area.

[sabotai]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Not surprised that Michigan's is Arabic.

But what is "Hmong" or "tagalog"?

Tagalog is the native language in the Philippines.

Edit: Well, I should say "one of" the native languages in the Philippines.

[claphamsa]

Originally Posted by sabotai

Tagalog is the native language in the Philippines.

Edit: Well, I should say "one of" the native languages in the Philippines.

shocked french is big in MD... dont know any french speaker, know tons of koreans...

[sabotai]

I was not at all surprised that Italian was #3 for New Jersey. There are a few Korean communities in New Jersey, but I was surprised to see two states with Korean as their third most spoken language.

And FWIW, Louisiana, Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire had French as #2 ahead of Spanish, North Dakota's #2 is German, Hawaii's #2 is Tagalog and Alaska's #2 is Yupik. The rest of the states had Spanish as their #2 language.

[Vince, Pt. II]

I'm floored that German is so prevalent.