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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I remember the reputation of U Chicago in the 80's before they upped their marketing.  It was for really intellectual kids, and not a party school.  Since they're marketing to go-getters, I wonder if it's less intellectual now.  [/quote]
I attended the University of Chicago in the 80s, and then worked there from 2011 to 2016, much of my job involving interaction with undergraduates. It still has a good-sized contingent of intellectual geeks (no shade, I was/am one!), probably at a higher percent than many of the other schools it is ranked near, but yeah, there's definitely a much more noticeable culture of pre-professional-minded students who are there not necessarily because they wanted UChicago, but because they see the rankings and consider it an avenue to Wall Street or top med/law/etc. schools. [/quote]

Are there other highly ranked schools where there's a large proportion of students who are more intellectual and not focused on pre-professional as much?  I heard Columbia's core curriculum draws more intellectual kids.  Other Ivies?

I have a kid like this and he thrives in an intellectual environment for the humanities, but not necessarily a pressure cooker.  The pre-professional type kids engage in a more competitive way that then raises the bar for everyone (straight A's, internships, millions of activities, heavy course loads) --> pressure all around that's contagious and makes students who aren't as driven, just going at their own pace (the pace of college a generation ago) feel like they're falling behind.  Wishing for my DC to avoid that and yet be in a stimulating environment. [/quote]

Liberal arts colleges. Even among them, there are more pre-professional than others. [/quote]

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