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Yale Index
| 1. | Number of Division I basketball teams in Connecticut | 6 |
| 2. | Number that played in the NCAA tournament | 1 |
| 3. | Number that screwed over Duke in the NCAA tournament | 1 |
| 4. | Number of screw-your-roommate dances at Yale | 13 |
| 5. | Estimated percentage of screw dates that result in friendship | 10 |
| 6. | Estimated percentage of screw dates that result in romantic relationships | 25 |
| 7. | Estimated percentage of screw dates that result in four years of avoidance | 65 |
| 8. | Number of colleges getting screwed for housing, 1999-2000 | 12 |
| 9. | Estimated percentage of Branford upperclassmen moving off-campus to get screwed by New Haven landlords | 60 |
| 10. | Estimated number of majors with senior essays or projects due in April | 65 |
| 11. | Number of times the average senior has been asked, "How's the senior essay going?" in the past month | 280 |
| 12. | Number of times the average senior has responded, "Everything's fine. I have 30 solid draft pages." | 1 |
| 13. | Number of times the average senior has responded,"I'm so screwed!" | 279 |
--Compiled by Sharon J. Lin and Anne Kinderman
Sources: 1, 2, 3) NCAA; 4,8,11,13) Children of the Corn; 5) Anne; 6) MYAGS;
7) IHSYIMs; 9) YDN; 10) Yale College Programs of Study; 12)
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