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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DD is at Colorado School of Mines.  Could not be happier.  She's involved in the nerdy engineering culture and the sporty snowboarding/hiking culture.  It's such a supportive, collaborative environment.  She's in a learning community so she has built in academic support on her floor.  The school is small enough that she has upperclassman as friends and they provide practical guidance about the classes and how to survive.  She's on a team preparing for the engineering competitions in April, is on the dive team, and is taking a leadership role in the jewish organization on campus.  I could not have wished for a better fit for her.  Some of her friends are a bit goofy but no more so than any late teen, early 20s kid.  DS is on the spectrum so she knows what ND is.  She is not and has found a great group of friends.[/quote]
This is encouraging, as a while back Mines seems to have had a reputation for being a grind. My in-state junior has Mines on the list and is more likely to end up there than the more selective schools on her list. In fact, she has been looking for schools that have learning community options for dorms, as an older sib has had a good experience with that sort of format, so that's great to know.[/quote]

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