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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It would not surprise me at all, if the social culture at both of those schools has flipped in the last two decades.

Esp, based on the college kids, I personally know, who now go to those two schools.[/quote]

I have kids at two different private schools.  
The kids getting into Northwestern are top of the class kids who are generally academic gunners--super serious, intense.  It's because these are the only kids who get in. Plenty of others try but are rejected.  
The kids going to Chicago are the rung below: very smart, top but not perfect grades, a bit more balance between academics and social life.

There are only so many hours in the week.  With some exception the kids at the very top of the private school classes do not have super active social lives.  They are busy studying, interning, volunteering, etc.  The ones attending parties, socializing on the weekends, etc. are generally a rung below.  When NU only takes the tippy top kids, they're going to primarily get the ones that do not prioritize socializing.

This is no judgement call--the world needs both types.  Just an observation.  
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I think it's nice to be serious and intense.  I appreciate having conversations with people who aren't drunk.  I appreciate not having to pretend to like beer and wander around with it in my hand so I can look normal.  Many would consider me to be a gunner but I just want to get to know people and find out more about them and be able to connect through shared interests.   I am not interested in sports or drinking.  So, this is still a problem in my career.

I do not know why the world needs people who regularly get ****-faced on weekends but I accept that most consider it normal.  In fact, it's been normal since the modern university got started in medieval times in Europe.[/quote]

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