Sweeps went all USA Today and polled 100 freshmen to find out why they came to NIU. The answers prove quite illuminating.

22 percent of respondents accidentally read U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges in America” list backwards.

21 percent found that local community college standards were just too high.

17 percent cited a strong desire for revenge against parents with high expectations.

11 percent believe NIU sounds just enough like NU that you can get away with misleading some drunken smart girl at a party.

10 percent replied with two words: free condoms.

9 percent said they believe that NIU is an affordable institution with a great campus and good faculty.

7 percent saw the potential of becoming a future Catch of the Day and wanted a really good answer when asked, “What is the worst decision you ever made?”

3 percent don’t believe in participating in fraudulent surveys.