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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do people on this forum really think their snowflakes can’t be intellectually stimulated at “non-selective” schools??

First of all - there will be plenty of smart kids basically anywhere and people can find their tribe.  Second of all - what about being able to function in the real world, in the workplace where people have all different strengths and skills.  Sometimes an average student can be brilliant socially or politically or just “get” geospatial thinking.  It would be a sad world if only good test takers prevailed across the board.

I hope my kid finds the school that meets their needs academically, socially and culturally and I don’t need artificial selectivity metrics to tell me what that is.[/quote]

Agreed.  I have a super high stats kid that is more than qualified for the ivy lottery (1570, NMSF, 4.0, 21 DE/AP credits at graduation including math through differential equations, linear algebra and beyond, national EC, varsity/travel sport, prestigious fellowship, volunteer awards, etc).  She would rather stand out in a less competitive pool and help her classmate rise to the opportunity.  I am 100% supportive of her approach.

I went to a no name undergrad.  When I continued on to grad school at top 10 graduate program I discovered that I was just as smart as my classmates who went to the most selective schools.  It was eye opening to say the least.  [/quote]

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