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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nonetheless, it is fair to state that Northwestern University has a lot of driven, hard-working, conscientious, brainiac students who are serious students.

Northwestern is not the ideal school for[b] one seeking a rah-rah party school atmosphere dominated by ostentatious Greek social life.  
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NU is composed of more grad students (probably 55% of the total full-time student population) on two stunning campuses. While the architecture may not be uniform, both the Chicago setting (medical & law school) and the Evanston setting (undergrads, MBA Kellogg School, and many other graduate programs) are spectacular.

Northwestern University is a serious school with Big Ten Conference athletics. NU's overall endowment (#13 overall) places it in the top ten in the country when three system wide endowments are placed aside (UTexas system, U Texas A&M system, & UC System wide endowments) --so it is also a wealthy school.

https://northwestern.edu/recruit/our-students/

NU students do now socialize with U Chicago students/student organizations which is a fairly recent development.

The quarter system keeps kids busy & sober. NU is not a party school, but it is social in a low key fashion.[/quote]

Any recommendations for kids that: (a) do want this; AND (b) are highly academic (4.0/1500+/high rigor)?
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Vanderbilt
Michigan
Duke
USC
UMiami [/quote]

UMiami?[/quote]

Even high stats kids need safety schools.[/quote]

Would Lehigh be a good target for a kid like this?  We know it's Patriot League, not SEC/Big 10/ACC. But we've been told kids are highly academic and also really into school spirit and sports, with Greek life as a real option. [/quote]

Yes. My northwestern kid applied there too and was admitted with merit.[/quote]

Thanks! While you're here, any other schools you would recommend a kid like this visit? DC is just getting started and looking for targets and relative safeties to go along with the possible reaches (Duke, NU, Vandy,  Michigan). Open to anywhere in the country and not cost sensitive. Very good at balancing most rigorous academics with a vibrant social - looking for colleges with that work hard/play hard culture. [/quote]

Add Wake, ND, USC?[/quote]

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