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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks, PP! Appreciate the time you took to reply. All three of these schools seem very impressive, and SU in particular seems like it might be a good fit because if its art school and the Paideia program. Did it ever feel too small, though? Can you speak a bit more to the social vibe?[/quote]

The social vibe may have changed - I am older - but, fwiw, there were plenty of like-minded people - be it LGBT (even back then), garden-variety libs, conservatives, religious, non-religious.  With a strong arts program and a strong science program but also in the middle of Texas (deep in the heart, as they say) - you get all kinds, but I feel like its likely gotten more liberal and not less.  I never felt left out, and my LGBT friends were also embraced (if not fully out back then).  Austin is still wierd, so, yeah, it's not like it would have been up in Sherman at Austin College or down in S.A. at Trinity (which had the country club rep back then as well).  It never felt too small - everyone knew everyone else (it was smaller than my HS), but there was no ostracization.  You could always find your tribe.  The social vibe - there are coffeehouses, dances, going to Austin for all-night music, staying up all night to study in the library or in someone's dorm room.

Good luck! It's a very good school, and it's an incredibly good value.[/quote]

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