Reply to S/O DCUM vs. reality: which colleges are very different IRL vs. what you read here?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "S/O DCUM vs. reality: which colleges are very different IRL vs. what you read here?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was inspired by a responder on that DCUM vs reality in acceptance thread who said Dartmouth was not all frat boys in real life.

What are other colleges with strong stereotypes that are very different from you saw on tour or better yet, with an enrolled DC?

Does Duke deserve the douchey fratty reputation? Does Brown really over-index on blue-haired celebrity offsprings + LGBTQ? Does Penn have more than their fair share of sharp-elbowed future wall-street bro?

And which ones do seem to lean closer to their reputation? [/quote]

Lynchburg. When DC committed there I was iffy b/c people on here make it sound like sh--hole where no one gets jobs and the kids are morons. My athlete DC had other offers at very high academic (but high $$$ schools). But liked Lynchburg for lots of intangibles that ended up being a good fit.

What I found:
-not a sh--hole. The town is big time underrated. And the school is starting to upgrade older facilities.
-It is small but my kid has lots of personal attention and is excelling bc of that. The school generally supports the kids and wants them to succeed. For anyone who is smart and motivated, you will do well there.
-Their health based professions/preprofessions are VERY good.
-The student body is no different from my D1 school experience: lots of high performing kids and lots of others, too. Certainly is not the "dumb school" portrayed here.
-They give a LOT of money. And mine will have a full 529 for grad school tuition as a result. There are a lot of lower income kids there and the school attracts them b/c of the aid. But that doesn't mean low income = stupid. Many of these kids are incredibly hard workers.
-Because it's small the kids have lots of opportunities that are harder in big schools: jobs, research, facetime with professors, mentors, etc.

I dont expect the folks on here to reconsider their views on the school. But that's ok. It's a gem and kids would be smart to consider it. It was an eye opener for me. And I'm glad I didn't quash the decision and left it to my kid.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics