Alabama vs. Auburn: Which School Has The More Desirable Student Body?
While Alabama may be neck in neck with Auburn in the Iron Bowl titles, they are hands-down hotter & harder to please when it comes to the student body attractiveness. Fall 2014 is here and Coffee Meets Bagel’s Chief Data Scientist sifted through over 15,000 matches made among alumni & students of Auburn & Alabama – to find out who
Ohio U. vs. Miami: Which School Has The More Desirable Student Body?
While Ohio University and Miami of Ohio may be neck and neck in the Battle of the Bricks, Miami is hands-down hotter & harder to please when it comes to student body attractiveness. Fall 2014 is here and Coffee Meets Bagel’s Chief Data Scientist sifted through over 33,000 matches made among alumni & students of the Ohio’s top universities—Ohio University &
The Battle for Nevada—UNR vs. UNLV: Which School Wins in Student Body Attractiveness?
The Battle for Nevada gets heated to determine which school has the more desirable student body. Nevada gents crush UNLV as the hotter and harder to please men. But Nevada ladies can’t keep up with UNLV gals in the dating game. Fall 2014 is here and Coffee Meets Bagel’s Chief Data Scientist sifted through over 6,400 matches made among alumni &
NC State vs. ECU: Which School Has the More Desirable Student Body?
The NC State Wolfpack may hold the series record for the Victory Barrel, but it falls short to ECU when it comes to student body desirability. The East Carolina Pirates come out on top as the more popular and pickier school. Fall 2014 is here and Coffee Meets Bagel’s Chief Data Scientist sifted through over 13,000 matches
Mizzou men & women crush Iowa State when it comes to student body attractiveness
While we may be neck in neck with Iowa State when it comes to football, we are hands-down hotter when it comes to student body attractiveness. Fall 2014 is here and Coffee Meets Bagel’s Chief Data Scientist sifted through over 20,400 matches made among alumni & students of Mizzou and Iowa State to find out
East Carolina vs. NC State: Which School Has the More Desirable Student Body?
NC State may hold the series record for the Victory Barrel, but it falls short to ECU when it comes to student body desirability. The ladies and gents of East Carolina crush the rival Wolfpack, coming up on top as the more popular and pickier school. Fall 2014 is here and Coffee Meets Bagel’s Chief Data Scientist sifted
Kentucky vs. Indiana: Which School Has The More Desirable Student Body?
The Indiana-Kentucky basketball rivalry may be on hold, but the competition is still on when it comes to dating. Unfortunately, Kentucky ladies and gents can’t keep up against the hot Hoosiers. Fall 2014 is here and Coffee Meets Bagel’s Chief Data Scientist sifted through over 90,000 matches made among alumni & students two rival universities—Kentucky & Indiana—to find
Iowa State vs. Mizzou: Which School Has the More Desirable Student Body?
The Iowa State-Missouri rivalry for the Telephone Trophy may be on hold, but the competition is still on when it comes to dating. Unfortunately, Iowa State ladies and gents can’t keep up against the Mizzou folks just across the border. Fall 2014 is here and Coffee Meets Bagel’s Chief Data Scientist sifted through over 20,400 matches made among
The Battle for Nevada—UNR vs. UNLV: Which School Wins in Student Body Attractiveness?
The Battle for Nevada gets heated to determine which school has the more desirable student body. Nevada gents crush UNLV as the hotter and harder to please men. But Nevada ladies can’t keep up with UNLV gals in the dating game. Fall 2014 is here and Coffee Meets Bagel’s Chief Data Scientist sifted through over 6,400 matches made among alumni &
Happy New Year! Dating Site Usage is Up by 15-20%
Yes, it’s that time of the year again. In just one more day, it will be a new year and a lot of people are really feeling it. Don’t believe me? Recent research has shown that dating sites have been receiving a 15 to 20 percent jump in activity. It’s no wonder. This year went
Marriage rate drops DRAMATICALLY in the US
A few shocking stats: 1. % of married among people 18 or older: 2010: 51%/1972: 72% 2. # of marriages decline by 5% from 2009 to 2010. 3. Mean age of marriage 2010: Men: 29, Women 27/Baby boomers: Men: mid-20s, Women:early 20s In a recent survey, 40% of people said they believe marriage is obsolete,
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Startup Living: Startup Lessons for Beginners (Learned the Hard Way) mattskilly: Startups are hard. If there is one piece of advice that will help you overcome, it’s learn from your mistakes. That way, fail or succeed, you will always be moving forward. Connectsy was a mobile app my Co-Founder and I launched with plans to
Wist – Coffee Meets Bagel Miami Holiday Table for Two Give Away
Wist – Coffee Meets Bagel Miami Holiday Table for Two Give Away OFFICIAL RULES – Wist – Coffee Meets Bagel Miami Holiday Table for Two Give Away NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. PROMOTION IS ONLY OPEN TO RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES (INCLUDING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, EXCLUDING PUERTO RICO) WHO ARE 18 YEARS
Don’t Waste Time.
I read this several weeks ago but I really like it and have been thinking about it a lot so want to post it here for a reminder for myself. It’s a post by Jason Freedman. You can read it here. I often get distracted and think about all kinds of things that I need
Importance of advisor
I met with my old professor this week to show him and discuss with him about Coffee Meets Bagel. To be honest, I have been wanting to talk to him for a while but just kept putting it off for one reason or another, mostly being “I need to show him a better version” “when
Women's hunch
Hunch, intuition, gut-feeling, voice whispering in your ears—whatever you may call it, I have experienced, repeatedly, many instances when my first intuition proved to be right. In this interesting study conducted by Psychologist and Villanova University Associate Professor Rebecca J. Brand, women could intuitively evaluate men’s physical attractiveness from their written online profiles. Without photos,
Why do online dating sites force us to make trade-offs?
I read a very interesting, funny and also insightful article on The Spec on online dating. As a single, 31-year old male, Frank tried both paid service, e-harmony and Plenty of Fish. I’m not sure why he chose e-harmony over match. You can read the full story here but this pretty much summarizes it. e-harmony:
Follow-up to "Love, Lies and What They Learned"
Wow, speaking of missed opportunities in my previous post on science of love, Cosmopolitan has an article on how research has shown that online dating might prevent people from meeting Mr. Right because it makes people ultra-picky! Here is the full article.
Love, Lies and What They Learned
Some interesting but not surprising findings from a study of more than one million online dating profiles, conducted by Gerald A. Mendelsohn, a professor in the psychology department at the University of California, Berkeley. 1. 80% of people misrepresent their height and weight on their online dating profile. Women on average report that they are
Fruitless search on online dating?
In this interesting research conducted by Frost, Chance, Norton, and Ariely (Duke University and Harvard Business School), inefficiencies of current dating platforms are revealed in simple numbers: On average, online daters spend 7 times as many hours screening profiles and emailing potential partners than in actual face-to-face discussions. Spending 11-12 hours a week to search