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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. DS will likely either be recruited or a walk on. I get that schools like Bucknell are more “normie” but I think Wes is a notch above academically and prestige wise. When I hear Bucknell, I think smart. When I hear Wes, I think really smart. Hence it seems worth considering even if a large swath of the student population isn’t necessarily my DS’s cup of tea. (This being said, it wouldn’t be a college experience if there were not some alternative type kids floating around.)[/quote]

So, you think your kid should go to a school where most of the kids aren’t his “cup of tea” just because it might have a marginally better academic reputation than a school that might be a better cultural fit? I truly can’t imagine making a decision about college this way. Fit should come first.

(Also, the idea that “alternative-type kids” are just atmosphere or something for the normies is really something. If your kid thinks like you do, Wes would be a terrible fit for him.)[/quote]

To be honest, I think my kid should go to a school that has as good a reputation and opens as many doors as possible. Your comment is like telling a conservative person to go to Hillsdale instead of Harvard. Just because one personality type or viewpoint is heavily represented at any particular educational institution, it doesn’t mean people who don’t fall in line with that should be relegated to lesser institutions.

It’s interesting that the same people who go around claiming “diversity” is the end all be all and essential for a college experience also seem to preach “fit” which is a form of social segregation. [/quote]

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