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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This fit stuff is nonsense to me.  Every college has different kinds of people. Encourage your child to find people that align with them. From sporty to political to gamers to scholarly.  I wanted my kids to be comfortable with themselves with all kinds of people.  Once they get a real job, they will have to get along.[/quote]

I used to think that; I went to VA Tech and didn't fit in the big things; Football, tailgate, drinking, or even the Engineering pride. I was annoyed that I surrounded myself with "followers" - they got into VA Tech because they did what the teachers wanted, their parents wanted, and worked hard towards what Tech wanted. I work with these "types" of people - follow a cookbook, even if it doesn't make sense. If the boss tells them to - then they do it. No argument and move up the corp ladder.

I needed to transfer and UVA is filled with even more hard-core followers.

I got to GMU - I thought GMU? what would my HS classmates think? When I met my CS classmates - they were building stuff but didn't have the GPA or the SAT. The classmates outside my major - none asked/talked about grades. If you wanted to hang then grades was not to be talked about.  Time to work and time to have fun. They got me to try international dances, soccer, badminton, etc. I never did or had any interest in any of these things before. After graduation these guys got me interviews. These were my people.[/quote]

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