nonpressure cooker/well adjusted yet prestigious schools
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Anonymous
This is also the situation at the top T14 Law Schools and M7 biz schools. My NYU Law was far chiller than my undergrad because we were all basically already "in." |
Anonymous
| I think UMD is pretty well adjusted. |
Anonymous
Michigan too |
Anonymous
I have a student at Vanderbilt and can confirm this is pretty accurate. My DC is social and happy in greek life, goes out a lot. The students I know who are DC's friends and children of my friends who are more introverted definitely have a different experience, and a few that I can say have struggled a lot because the social scene primarily revolves around partying and drinking. As far as OP's original query - I'm not sure I agree with the sentiment that it's not a pressure cooker - because it is. They ABSOLUTELY 100% compete with each other. Even best of friends / boyfriends / girlfriends won't disclose internship opportunities, interviews, connections, etc. to help out friends if they are the same year/same cycle for internships. Vanderbilt career services is totally useless, maybe it's like this at elite schools? They do absolutely nothing - zip - zero - zilch to help the students in any phase of the job search. There was a huge recent thread in the Vanderbilt parent Facebook group about this, Vandy kids aren't getting internships like you would expect for a T20 university. This creates intense competition for a very small pool of opportunities. At the end of the day, many of them are settling for companies that they could've gotten into going to much less expensive, lower ranked schools. |
Anonymous
I have a student at Vanderbilt and can confirm this is pretty accurate. My DC is social and happy in greek life, goes out a lot. The students I know who are DC's friends and children of my friends who are more introverted definitely have a different experience, and a few that I can say have struggled a lot because the social scene primarily revolves around partying and drinking. As far as OP's original query - I'm not sure I agree with the sentiment that it's not a pressure cooker - because it is. They ABSOLUTELY 100% compete with each other. Even best of friends / boyfriends / girlfriends won't disclose internship opportunities, interviews, connections, etc. to help out friends if they are the same year/same cycle for internships. Vanderbilt career services is totally useless, maybe it's like this at elite schools? They do absolutely nothing - zip - zero - zilch to help the students in any phase of the job search. There was a huge recent thread in the Vanderbilt parent Facebook group about this, Vandy kids aren't getting internships like you would expect for a T20 university. This creates intense competition for a very small pool of opportunities. At the end of the day, many of them are settling for companies that they could've gotten into going to much less expensive, lower ranked schools. Very troubling . Thx for sharing. |
Anonymous
This is a great list. |
Anonymous
+2 |
Anonymous
It is exists in the US. It's called Harvard. Look up grade inflation at our ivies. |
Anonymous
Or Yale |
Anonymous
| Bump for those looking for this list.... |
Anonymous
Which schools are these? I want to avoid.... |
Anonymous
I have a student at Vanderbilt and can confirm this is pretty accurate. My DC is social and happy in greek life, goes out a lot. The students I know who are DC's friends and children of my friends who are more introverted definitely have a different experience, and a few that I can say have struggled a lot because the social scene primarily revolves around partying and drinking. As far as OP's original query - I'm not sure I agree with the sentiment that it's not a pressure cooker - because it is. They ABSOLUTELY 100% compete with each other. Even best of friends / boyfriends / girlfriends won't disclose internship opportunities, interviews, connections, etc. to help out friends if they are the same year/same cycle for internships. Vanderbilt career services is totally useless, maybe it's like this at elite schools? They do absolutely nothing - zip - zero - zilch to help the students in any phase of the job search. There was a huge recent thread in the Vanderbilt parent Facebook group about this, Vandy kids aren't getting internships like you would expect for a T20 university. This creates intense competition for a very small pool of opportunities. At the end of the day, many of them are settling for companies that they could've gotten into going to much less expensive, lower ranked schools. Is this for specific majors? Can you elaborate at all? |
Anonymous
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Can confirm Wake is a good balance.
The "Work Forest" thing can be real - smaller classes and all professor taught means nowhere to hide, so the rigor is more academic and less about competition with classmates. That is way better than having a cutthroat environment. |
Anonymous
It is? It wasn't when I went there, especially in the Humanities. UCLA has 32k+ undergraduates, which means you'll find nearly every sort of student possible. There are surely some grinders, but you'll also find a reasonable number of students (because of the low instate cost) who just want a degree so that they can become teachers, social workers, or police officers. My particular friend group and I mostly went on to top law schools and medical schools, but I don't recall any particular stress culture. We studied hard, but we also went to LA clubs bars, socialized, took road trips, etc. I occasionally hire UCLA grads and we naturally talk about college, and nearly everyone seems to have had a very positive, fun experience at UCLA. I personally seen any students who were miserable there, although at least a few exist. |
Anonymous
| If you're DC is looking for a SLAC, it's hard to beat Davidson for work/life/prestige balance. Amazing career services, too. |