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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid graduated in past 5 years. DC had a great academic and social experience, with friends from different interests (classes, clubs, sports) and added friends throughout college years.

I totally disagree with take above on residential college system - another DC attended a school with this system and it was just one more connection for making friends.[/quote]
Residential colleges are only needed if you're a total loser. Just meet people. It's really not that hard and kinda embarrassing that schools have to force students to talk with one another. It shows a very crappy community that needs to compensate with tribalism.[/quote]

Yeah. WTH with residential colleges?  My large state university had Freshmen dorms and good 'ol regular dorms.  The best year of my life was in that Freshmen dorm.  Made friends for life.  The practical jokes and bonding and craziness during final weeks.  Late night fun. Made friends that I saw a lot in my major too.  From what my Brown kid has told me, it sounds pretty much like my experience but smaller scale since we are talking 6-7,000 undergrads vs 40,000.  She also had a 6-day orientation at Brown with small groups and they did a lot of fun things and got to know other students well. She has described a chill vibe.  Going into Senior year and is rooming off campus with 3 girls from her Freshmen year dorm hall.  You do live on campus the first 3 years which really makes for a lively campus.  My son went to a school where everyone moved off campus after Freshmen year and I felt that was too soon. The kids were also spread far after that.

College, like high school, is ultimately going to be what you make of it.

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