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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lately, I've been hearing my kid talk about the pressure in their high school and not wanting a cutthroat environment in college.  Is it school dependent or more major dependent?  What kind of school would you look for a good balance or education and time for sports, hobbies and friends?  If your kid is smart, but doesn't want to grind, grind, grind at the expense of everything else, what kid of school would you target?[/quote]

The answer is both. Every engineering major grinds and works really hard. By the end of sophomore year, there aren't any slacker engineering students anywhere. They've all been weeded out. Same in pre-med. Grades matter for med school, and classes like freshman chemistry are designed to weed out the less committed and the less bright students. So, correspondingly, both majors will be a trifle stressful.

That being said, there are some schools - like Carnegie Mellon - that are notorious for being hyper-stressful and unpleasant. And there are some schools - like Rice - that are well-known for creating a balanced environment for their students. A quick glance at a list of happiest colleges shows that there are very few on the East Coast. Go south or go west.  [/quote]

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