Least pre-professional schools without being a grind

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W&M is a strong "likely" for a top stats kid who wants a mid-size school with excellent academics and a non-grindy culture.

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Anonymous wrote:W&M is a strong "likely" for a top stats kid who wants a mid-size school with excellent academics and a non-grindy culture.

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Anonymous wrote:Amherst is extremely unpreprofessional, to the extent that people look down on students interested in finance/consulting

Those fields are ruining society. It’s reasonable criticism.

Maybe society shouldn’t have set it up so those are the only fields that allow you to afford $360k at Amherst.

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Anonymous wrote:Working on junior DS's long list. He has the stats to apply to the most rejective schools but of course needs targets and safeties too. His top priorities are: 1) accessible professors, classes taught by professors, 2) undergrads able to do meaningful research, 3) on the smaller side (under 8,000), 4) math and econ departments not predominantly attract students interested in finance and similar, 5) minimal Greek life. He thinks he wants to major in math/statistics, econ, or physics. His top choices now are Brown, Carleton, and maybe Reed.

If this is a really strong student, I'd think Rice - about 5000 undergrad.

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Anonymous wrote:Carleton 100% fits your descriptions.

Not if you want a politically balanced (in any way) environment. Carleton is crazy woke. DD had a miserable time there.

Maybe you could give some examples from your daughter's time there that would explain what made her unhappy? (And, I guess, unable to transfer?)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, Brown is filled with kids gunning for Finance.

Every top30 school is.

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You're not going to catch every individual student with a general description. Brown in general is academic - the kids are there because they love to learn and they enjoy the freedom of the open curriculum. But it is a pretty smart and hard-working group. So the day to day, especially when you're taking math, applied math, or computer science can be a grind because there are assignments and work to produce.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carleton 100% fits your descriptions.

Not if you want a politically balanced (in any way) environment. Carleton is crazy woke. DD had a miserable time there.

Maybe you could give some examples from your daughter's time there that would explain what made her unhappy? (And, I guess, unable to transfer?)

NP - I have a current student at Carleton. It is not overly political or progressive. Yes, it is a college campus, and those tend to run blue. There is administrative support for minorities, international students and LGBTQ. There are also conservatives on campus. Kids can very easily be apolitical and focus on other things.

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Anonymous wrote:Davidson
William & Mary

+1

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Carleton 100% fits your descriptions.

Not if you want a politically balanced (in any way) environment. Carleton is crazy woke. DD had a miserable time there.

I would not like my children to attend college with anyone who uses the term “woke.”