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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not call it sour grapes but maybe more if a mis-match.  Many of these schools attract students that very academically oriented and really motivated to learn and enjoy learning.   It is not a "grind" for kids that like it.

An academically intense schools can be a good place for a super geek that has always felt out of place in high school.  They finally find a place to fit in and be surrounded by other that love school.[/quote]

My niece went to UChicago.  Double major in Econ and stats.  Says she will discourage any kids she has from going there, because she says the courses are arbitrarily difficult, as if to preserve the reputation that this is where fun goes to die.  I have heard similar from her friends (with vastly different majors).  [b]Yet, if they had to do it over, they would all make the exact same choice again. [/b] [/quote]

+1 I have heard this from many as well. They will talk negatively about some aspect, or most aspects, of the college they attended but then at another point state emphatically that they'd not change a thing if they could do it again.

Here is the thing that this entire thread does not easily relay: one size has never fit all. Some people are just more critical or analytical or even negative in their overall perspectives. Personalities are as different as there are colleges. There are so many subjective layers to why one likes or dislikes something. I appreciate reading all of these comments but I absolutely take each one with a grain of salt.[/quote]

Thank you for stating the obvious! [/quote]

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