nonpressure cooker/well adjusted yet prestigious schools

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Anonymous wrote:In the T25 I think Brown, Vandy, UNC, UVA, maybe Emory are your best bet for what you’re looking for.
In the T30 UF, UC Davis, USC

Swap UF for UCSB

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

Interesting. Visited Chicago just recently and students seemed happy and proud to be there.

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

Interesting. Visited Chicago just recently and students seemed happy and proud to be there.

I think you mistook “happy and thrilled to have avoided being mugged/shot on the way to class” for “happy and proud to be there.”

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

Why so bitter?

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

Interesting. Visited Chicago just recently and students seemed happy and proud to be there.

I think you mistook “happy and thrilled to have avoided being mugged/shot on the way to class” for “happy and proud to be there.”

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I think you mistook “happy and thrilled to have avoided being mugged/shot on the way to class” for “happy and proud to be there.”

Why so bitter?

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

Interesting. Visited Chicago just recently and students seemed happy and proud to be there.

This was my experience as a Chicago student. I think it depends on what you want to get out of it, I was a humanities student and not laser focused on my GPA so it wasn't a competitive pressure cooker for me. Given its reputation, even then, I was pleasantly surprised, but I mostly didn't know econ and STEM students.

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

Not hearing that abt Cornell or Chicago.

Add Emory though.

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

Interesting. Visited Chicago just recently and students seemed happy and proud to be there.

Agree. This Chicago view is stale and from 20 years ago….

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

Tufts?!?!

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

Tufts?!?!

Tufts doesn’t have more than its share of ticked off Ivy rejects?

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

Interesting. Visited Chicago just recently and students seemed happy and proud to be there.

I think you mistook “happy and thrilled to have avoided being mugged/shot on the way to class” for “happy and proud to be there.”

+1 It’s all relative.

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

Interesting. Visited Chicago just recently and students seemed happy and proud to be there.

I think you mistook “happy and thrilled to have avoided being mugged/shot on the way to class” for “happy and proud to be there.”

At some schools it’s a good day when you can say “It’s only a flesh wound.”

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Anonymous wrote:So no schools in the top 25 or so that are NOT pressure cookers? Really?

By nature of being the top 25, of course they are pressure cookers.

And the mindset of the kids that make it in are not related Ed.

You are looking for a unicorn.
Consider seeking healthy balance instead of prestige for your child. One leads to a more solid foundation.

Hi I would like a universally recognized elite college attracting the highest achievers in the world, and you need perfect grades/scores to even enter the lottery to get in but NO PRESSURE and also NO COMPETITION once there.

Next up, find me a house in perfect condition in a great neighborhood that’s super safe with great schools and short commutes, but UNDER MARKET PRICE.

OP here, and I hear you. Does it hurt to ask?
I don't think it's an inherently insane idea that a good school might also be prestigious, and also not a pressure cooker.

Beware of the opposite: Mid schools that are packed with unhappy, competitive students rejected from T10s.

Which schools are these? I want to avoid....

Tufts, Chicago, Cornell, WashU, Berkeley, Swarthmore, Hopkins, Carnegie Mellon.

Tufts?!?!

It’s a troll. The person who suggested Tufts is removed from the process by a decade or two?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:yes, I am concerned about prestige, but we also want a school that is nice, friendly.
Do they exist? When I Google I find things about the best special services but that clearly doesn't mean it's a healthy environment

Carleton. The academics are rigorous but the community (students, profs, staff) is known for being friendly and supportive.