Elite schools with down to earth students

[Anonymous]

Carleton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tufts

No. This actually made me LOL.

DP I graduated from Tufts and found it to be a very cooperative, non-competitive environment. Not sure where you are getting your information from or if you simply have an axe to grind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tufts

No. This actually made me LOL.

DP I graduated from Tufts and found it to be a very cooperative, non-competitive environment. Not sure where you are getting your information from or if you simply have an axe to grind.

I don’t have an axe to grind, but your information is clearly out of date. My daughter has two friends there and hears plenty about the current atmosphere there.

[Anonymous]

You can probably find all kids of kids at the larger schools.

[Anonymous]

definitely MIT

[Anonymous]

Reminder: OP was asking for "elite" schools, not just anything with a name...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Haverford

+100. It is the Quaker vibe.

[Anonymous]

Swarthmore

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are elite, or very good schools (say average ACT 30/31 or higher), have the most down to earth students? That aren't super competitive amongst students even if students have strong aspirations?

What a ridiculous question. Do down to earth students self select in particular elite schools? Do some of the elite schools have a down to earth score to select students?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Haverford

+100. It is the Quaker vibe.

Why is it not the same at Sidwell? Location?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:definitely MIT

+1 culture actively encourages cooperation/community

[Anonymous]

Pomona

[Anonymous]

Wesleyan

[Anonymous]

Northeastern.

[Anonymous]

I'd imagine a highly competitive public. Private universities are chock full of privileged brats. At least mine was.