Colleges with most well adjusted students

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Anonymous wrote:Miami of Ohio meets your needs 100%. My daughter went there. Campus full of smiling, happy kids. Lovely little college town with zero dangerous areas. The school itself is larger than you would think, so there are tons of sports and activities going on. There is a good sized DC area student presence among the students. The price was very good when my daughter went.
And the kids seem to do fine getting jobs after they graduate - good reputation. We loved it for her, and so did she - she has stayed close with her friends from there now after she has graduated.
Only negative I know is that it's a bit inconvenient to travel to and from.

I don't think so. I went there. It's one of the most Greek-oriented schools in the country - lots of binge drinking, conformity, focus on looks, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:JMU!

In the Shenandoah Valley, so lots of outdoor rec opportunities. Smart but social and not competitive students. Many options for getting involved and volunteering.

+100
That is one nice student body.

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This is my first post and I agree with all of the JMU posts on here - it has been a very positive experience for my DC. Great students, environment and academics.

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Anonymous wrote:This is my first post and I agree with all of the JMU posts on here - it has been a very positive experience for my DC. Great students, environment and academics.

Completely agree as well.

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I was really impressed by the kids at St. Olaf and Macalaster. Very kind and down to Earth. “Minnesota Nice”. And they have ski teams Your kid might think they were too small though.

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NP: I am very familiar with ND (I'm from the midwest and multiple relatives attended) and think it's a fine school with a supportive community, but agree that it's overstated and comes at the price of some homogeneity.

1. Don't know the suicide rates at ND but would imagine a Catholic school which is a religion which considers suicide a mortal sin would have lower rates since students may believe that suicide sentences them to eternal damnation. Doesn't mean there isn't depression and other negative outcomes just on average less likely to result in suicides. Also, while media publicizes stories on colleges and suicides because it plays on parents fears and links suicides with an identifiable institution which is newsworthy, there is no college that has a suicide rate higher than the national average suicide rate and college is actually a protective factor against suicide (as is religiosity). Poster who mentioned W&M having a high suicide rate is responding to a time when there were news stories on a suicide cluster at W&M, but overall they have a very low suicide rate compared to average.

2. As posters noted, ND is relatively homogenous which can lessen tensions on campus and give the supportive community feel. But you're just pushing away the inevitable engagement with real diversity and a fuller range of worldviews. Of course people feel happier while they are there because their core beliefs aren't being challenged. It's important to look at how they fare later (compared to equally prepared and privileged students at less homogenous institutions) in situations when they encounter real diversity and conflict.

I will never understand why posters on this site don't google first: https://www.southbendtribune.com/news/publicsafety/family-sues-notre-dame-over-student-s-suicide/article_4e064cec-e19e-11e6-b617-6fa52be7c18a.html

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame. Religious aspect of school attracts kind and non-competitive students. That combined with the excellent academics, strong reputation, supportive alumni network, and gorgeous campus makes for a very happy student body.

This. ND is one of the friendliest colleges you'll find.

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Anonymous wrote:Notre Dame. Religious aspect of school attracts kind and non-competitive students. That combined with the excellent academics, strong reputation, supportive alumni network, and gorgeous campus makes for a very happy student body.

This. ND is one of the friendliest colleges you'll find.

No, that's BYU. Don't you have some trophy hunting to do?