Least stressful Top 30 or so schools

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Anonymous wrote:Many of the top 30 schools are the easiest grading schools out there. In some cases they have average GPAs so close to 4.0 they have little headroom left.

At least the gentleman's B at many of them!

Brown's average GPA is near 3.9. that is more than the gentleman's B.

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Stay away from top 15 and ivies (except for Brown). Every students there are trying to prove that HYPSM got the decision wrong. Slacs would be great choices (other than William’s and Swarthmore) because these kids don’t want to play the game nor be judgy.

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Don’t go to Cornell, after one year, I haven’t heard from any kids in this area saying that they love it there.

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Anonymous wrote:Florida.

Yes, Florida. It was challenging but incredibly social and fun.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t go to Cornell, after one year, I haven’t heard from any kids in this area saying that they love it there.

Cornell...Great to be a grad, not so great to be a student.

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Anonymous wrote:Top SLACs.

Not the report I've heard....

The top SLACs (probably at least the top 20 or so) have an intense workload. The classes are all small and expectations high.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t go to Cornell, after one year, I haven’t heard from any kids in this area saying that they love it there.

Cornell...Great to be a grad, not so great to be a student.

There used to be a humorous (and I'm sure exaggerated) saying for Cornell that went something like: only at Cornell can you climb up a 20 degree incline in 30 degree weather to get a 40 on your physics test.

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Olin for engineering. Not easy to get into but more collaborative. Thats all they do, so student has to be sure that’s what they want.

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BC

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I'm a Cornell engineering grad. Without a doubt challenging. First year, focused on grades....and hated it. Second year onward, focused on learning.....and loved it! GPA skyrocketed too. Learned a tremendous life lesson back then i still apply today....perspective counts!

So, any of those top 30 or so schools may be as good or bad as you want. It's all on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Cornell engineering grad. Without a doubt challenging. First year, focused on grades....and hated it. Second year onward, focused on learning.....and loved it! GPA skyrocketed too. Learned a tremendous life lesson back then i still apply today....perspective counts!

So, any of those top 30 or so schools may be as good or bad as you want. It's all on you.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:BC

Not top 30

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Anonymous wrote:Florida.

Yes, Florida. It was challenging but incredibly social and fun.

My kid is currently at Florida and finds it extremely challenging and stressful. Said pace of classes and workload is insane. Maybe this is just him but would not describe as laid back.

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Anonymous wrote:NYU. Agree. Stern may be more demanding though so if business will be a little more competitive. Avoid Cornell as very competitive (kid there now). Avoid Columbia (other kid graduated from there). Georgetown I hear is pretty competitive. Generally, avoid BU, GW, and Cornell.

This may be major specific experiences at BU, Cornell and GW. I have a kid at Cornell and friends with kids at BU and GW and this is not their experiences at all. Maybe the poster is trying to psych you out so your kid does not apply to these good schools and their kid has less competition.

My kid is at Cornell now. I was the poster. I myself went to GW. We have friends with kids at BU. So I am speaking from experience. I still know a lot of GW kids there now as a donor from various events and groups. All my kids are in college or out. Two from Columbia and one from Cornell. Please don't cast false motivations, I am only trying to be helpful.

NP and I have 2 kids at Cornell now. Feel of "competitiveness" depends entirely on the major. Some majors (history, psychology, ALS) have an easy, breezy feel). Other majors (engineering, ILR, pre-med, architecture, etc.) are competitive.

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Read the Princeton Review summaries. That will give you a good idea.