Big Greek and Football Schools: The Only Real College Experience

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Anonymous wrote:There is something wrong with adults who need validation by claiming that their's is the "only real" version of an experience, college or otherwise

LOL, lighten up. What I'm saying is true and you know it.

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Anonymous wrote:I think I’d be ok being a grumpy not-fun student at an LAC or smaller university that doesn’t have a football team. The women at the Seven Sisters colleges seem to have good college experiences without football. Emory is another places that comes to mind.

Sure. Everybody flocks to Emory for fun times. Ok.

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Anonymous wrote:Can we all agree to this? I mean, so much fun, so much variety, and more often than not plenty of smart kids and top academic opportunities?

Who wouldn't want to be a smart, good looking and outgoing Greek guy or girl at an SEC, Big Ten or ACC school? What a time and place to be young.

lol nice joke. College is not about sports. A top school that also has some sports, sure(Stanford, Duke, Notre Dame), but picking predominantly for sports and greek is a waste of funds.

There are plenty more schools than those three that have strong academics AND sports. And you left out cute kids and fun.

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Fun at Emory and Seven Sisters-one can only imagine.

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What's about smart, young, fun and good looking kids having a great time and getting a good education at a big state school that playing big time football?

They’re not all getting a good education.

You can say that about any school. Just as you can also say that it is very possible to get a good education at EVERY big football school. Plus have lot of fun and be cute.

Yes but generally, people who have the priority of “having a lot of fun and being cute” are the least likely to be getting any meaningful education.

+1 mine has fun at an ivy, and they dress up cute for parties, but fun is not the main goal.

dressing up cute ain't the same as being cute.

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Anonymous wrote:Can we all agree to this? I mean, so much fun, so much variety, and more often than not plenty of smart kids and top academic opportunities?

Who wouldn't want to be a smart, good looking and outgoing Greek guy or girl at an SEC, Big Ten or ACC school? What a time and place to be young.

I went to an Ivy which DCUM seems obsessed with, so no. Of course not. There are a lot of different types of college experiences, and all of them are REAL.

This shouldn't even be controversial. Watch any big time college football game on TV and it's obvious that those kids are having more fun and are more cute that one Saturday than anyone at an Ivy has all year.

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is this what parenting in dc area is like?

I bet whose daughter is prom queen is front page news

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Anonymous wrote:I can guarantee you my son would’ve been miserable at a Big 10 / SEC school with football and a large Greek presence. I agree that you can get a great education as one, but I’m thankful that there is a college for everyone, as not everyone shares the same likes and dislikes and idea of a good time.

My child is living his best life at a nerdy engineering school where D&D is likely to outrank watching sporting events as a good time for the majority of the student body.

Your son would rather be at a Big 10 / SEC

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Anonymous wrote:is this what parenting in dc area is like?

I bet whose daughter is prom queen is front page news

nobody told you to be an interloper on a DC area website

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Anonymous wrote:OP, I was thrilled to be smart, good looking and outgoing at a Big Ten school -- and not Greek.

Ditto DH, DS, DD at a variety of large state schools WITH great football -- with minuscule Greek life on campus.

+1
Best of all worlds.

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Anonymous wrote:I think I’d be ok being a grumpy not-fun student at an LAC or smaller university that doesn’t have a football team. The women at the Seven Sisters colleges seem to have good college experiences without football. Emory is another places that comes to mind.

Everyone we know is miserable at Emory.
You’ve lost all credibility. Or are clueless.

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What's about smart, young, fun and good looking kids having a great time and getting a good education at a big state school that playing big time football?

They’re not all getting a good education.

DP. Which schools are you talking about? Be specific.

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Theory of mind case study right here

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How about different strokes for different folks and call it a day?

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Anonymous wrote:I can guarantee you my son would’ve been miserable at a Big 10 / SEC school with football and a large Greek presence. I agree that you can get a great education as one, but I’m thankful that there is a college for everyone, as not everyone shares the same likes and dislikes and idea of a good time.

My child is living his best life at a nerdy engineering school where D&D is likely to outrank watching sporting events as a good time for the majority of the student body.

Your son would rather be at a Big 10 / SEC

We’ll, he loathes ball sports, large crowds, and drinking, so he’d be avoiding all that no matter where he was. He picked a good school for him.