IKEA "Back To School" Survey…

Furniture World Magazine

Blanket Yourself With A's: 57% of males who brought a white blanket to college reported having a GPA of 3.6 or higher. However, not one male who brought a green blanket to college reported having a 3.6 or higher. Don’t Leave Teddy Behind: Students who said they couldn’t leave home without their stuffed animals were the most likely to report making Dean’s List at least once in college. Technology Bust: Students without Internet access were 86% more likely to be Computer Science majors compared to students with Internet access. Following the Green: Law was the third most popular major among students with green blankets however, it only ranked 13th on the list for students with white or blue blankets. Maybe Therapists Know Something We Don’t : Females who have a sofa in their room were more likely to study everyday compared to females who don’t have a sofa in their room. However, males who had sofas in their room were three times as likely to say they never study compared to females who have sofas in their room. Is That Desk Just for Show???: Females without a desk in their bedroom at college were 57% more likely to get on the Dean’s List more than once compared to females with a desk in their bedroom at college. Connection Doesn’t Always Equal Graduation: Females with Internet access at college were four times as likely to think about dropping out of college compared to females without Internet access at college. Top Five Majors of Students Who Said They Couldn’t Leave Home Without Their Stuffed Animals: 1. Education 2. Criminal Justice 3. Medicine 4. Business Administration 5. Communications Top Five Things Students Who Made the Dean’s List More Than Once Couldn’t Go to College Without 1. Blanket 2. Stuffed Animal 3. Pillows 4. Photos 5. Posters