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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not sure why people are being hard on OP. It’s actually a good cautionary tale for all who are gunning for top 15. [b]When I went to a top 15 30 years ago, once you got there there were plenty of kids who didn’t take themselves too seriously.[/b] That may be less the case today - I don’t know but it’s worth exploring and considering that even if you get in you might not like it. [/quote]

I found this thread and find this all so interesting.

What selective schools are like this today?[/quote]

None. We know kids miserable at Brown and happy at Penn, despite “reputations “ that Penn is filled with more intense people. And plenty of other examples that cancel each other out. The common theme for those miserable is that they feel insecure in the bottom /less successful half of the class. Success could be topping the harsh curves and being above the mean, or getting into a competitive club/coveted group. They struggle with being average or below average. Some students do not struggle with that. This happens at every school, but is more pronounced at T15s because so many of them were the very top of their high school, and that is a tough adjustment. The ones who are happier are almost always the ones who are still at least top half and doing well in classes/clubs compared to the average student, and have accepted to some degree that being at the very top 5% does not matter. [/quote]

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