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[quote=Anonymous]I remember my high-achieving DD coming to me during her senior year of high school and telling me that she didn't want another four years of constant stress and competition. She was drained from it all and just wanted to [i]enjoy[/i] her college experience and flourish both academically and socially in a balanced and healthy manner. It both broke my heart and made me really proud of her. She ended up eliminating several colleges among her options because of the toxicity and unhealthy competition she heard they bred. It may have been precarious to do so based solely off talking to students to hear their experience and reading online, but it was what she needed. She's at the perfect school for her now. She is academically challenged and growing, but she doesn't have to pull all-nighters or forget to eat meals just to feel like she's doing okay.

I'm a pretty firm believer that any place where a group of 18-23 year olds with limited (at least, compared to the "real wold") will have a party/social scene. But its that ineffable environment at every college that speaks far more for the balance and healthy living it does or doesn't support.[/quote]

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