Did anyone's kid choose quality of life/social factors over prestige?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP, what do you mean by social/quality of life? My penn seas DD picked it because of social fit and ability to continue music and be an engineer. She just finished freshman year with a 3.91. The two other top-12 she got accepted to had a similar feel but Penn edged them out with arts and collaboration among engineering evident at admitted days. UVA is very Greek-forward, fewer club spots for freshmen than penn, arts are not easy to do as an engineeri and not at all the quality of life she wanted.

I think by social I mean friendly, laid back kids, lots of parties, lots of hanging out on the lawn. And there is probably some element of wanting preppy and mainstream.
Greek forward is viewed as a positive to her. She is very smart but isn't a striver (if striver means pushing the envelope beyond what is asked) or an academic and she isn't quirky at all. No obscure interests or passions. Little career direction. She is very well-liked, very hard working, and a perfectionist. She has done very well at a challenging magnet school in highest rigor courses. But she is not entering college with passions about economics or philosophy or robotics or anything really.

your daughter sounds awesome. well-balanced! and she has great options. what do you think made her stand out in the admissions process? high stats?

[Anonymous]

UVA is more fun than Penn and Columbia and a great education. I have experience at two of the three and would stick with UVA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA is more fun than Penn and Columbia and a great education. I have experience at two of the three and would stick with UVA.

+1 Op, your kid will not regret attending UVA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:UVA is more fun than Penn and Columbia and a great education. I have experience at two of the three and would stick with UVA.

+1 Op, your kid will not regret attending UVA.

Obviously UVA is far below in terms of prestige but it is definitely more fun and southern.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is more fun than Penn and Columbia and a great education. I have experience at two of the three and would stick with UVA.

+1 Op, your kid will not regret attending UVA.

Obviously UVA is far below in terms of prestige but it is definitely more fun and southern.

Sure, whatever you say.

[Anonymous]

Penn and Columbia are grinding, of course UVA is more fun.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is more fun than Penn and Columbia and a great education. I have experience at two of the three and would stick with UVA.

+1 Op, your kid will not regret attending UVA.

Obviously UVA is far below in terms of prestige but it is definitely more fun and southern.

Southern part of heaven.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is more fun than Penn and Columbia and a great education. I have experience at two of the three and would stick with UVA.

+1 Op, your kid will not regret attending UVA.

Obviously UVA is far below in terms of prestige but it is definitely more fun and southern.

Southern part of heaven.

I thought that was UNC you cheater 😂

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is more fun than Penn and Columbia and a great education. I have experience at two of the three and would stick with UVA.

+1 Op, your kid will not regret attending UVA.

Obviously UVA is far below in terms of prestige but it is definitely more fun and southern.

Southern part of heaven.

I thought that was UNC you cheater 😂

Ha, ha! Both are a slice of heaven!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UVA is more fun than Penn and Columbia and a great education. I have experience at two of the three and would stick with UVA.

+1 Op, your kid will not regret attending UVA.

Obviously UVA is far below in terms of prestige but it is definitely more fun and southern.

Southern part of heaven.

UNC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:UVA is more fun than Penn and Columbia and a great education. I have experience at two of the three and would stick with UVA.

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC chose Pomona over UChicago. No regrets so far.

Thing is you would never know the subtle advantages that the latter would bestow ….

grade deflation? Seriously, Uchicago is great and all, but Pomona is a top 3 lac and 11th for per student endowment (Chicago is 50th and falling every year). Unless you're begging for a molecular engineering degree, there really is no subtle advantage.

[Anonymous]

I hope OP comes back after 19 pages, inquiring minds want to know.

[Anonymous]

UVA is way funner than Columbia and the education is just as good too. The same is true vis a vis Penn unless you're talking about Wharton.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DC chose Pomona over UChicago. No regrets so far.

Thing is you would never know the subtle advantages that the latter would bestow ….

grade deflation? Seriously, Uchicago is great and all, but Pomona is a top 3 lac and 11th for per student endowment (Chicago is 50th and falling every year). Unless you're begging for a molecular engineering degree, there really is no subtle advantage.

DP. Chicago trounces Pomona in most social sciences.