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If you want to know what life is really like at a college, ask the experts -- the students who go there! Newly updated, The Best 311 Colleges features the largest, most comprehensive annual campus-life survey. More than 56,000 students told us what they think, and we've compiled their feedback and comments both in the detailed profiles of the nation's best colleges, and in our overall rankings of colleges in sixty-four categories. Here are some sample rankings from 1997: Best Academics: Princeton UniversityMost Beautiful Campus: Mount Holyoke CollegeWorst Campus Food: Saint John's College (MD)Most Politically Conservative Students: Grove City CollegeBest Party School: West Virginia UniversityFor each school, we give prospective college students the inside word on admissions criteria, financial aid, academics, quality of life, campus facilities, plus all the addresses, telephone numbers, and deadlines they will need to complete their applications.