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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gee. Call me crazy, but we looked at academics and best programs in kid’s intended major first.

As parents, we tried to select out drunk Greek fests…and we are big partiers ourselves. You can find your people anywhere.  But- I’m not paying for a party…[/quote]

Seriously, this board has a strain of very low brow women that view college as a means to party and find a husband or want their sons to be a finance bro that gets by purely on Greek connections.

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That's a weird take. 
No, I have well-adjusted smart kids (mine aren't STEM) who are looking for a true collegiate experience - some variation of the sports, bars, Greek or similar. That means a vibrant social life outside the library. It's a given they will be studying. But college is so much more than academics and your major (while important).

What did you think holistic admissions was all about?[/quote]

The late teens and early 20s are a huge growth window for social and emotional development. You know, the stuff that makes a person human.

While I certainly don't think bars or Greek life or drinking are necessary for college students to develop deep social relationships, I do think they tend to attract students who plan to invest a lot in their friendships and the college community as a whole, in addition to their studies, of course.

That's not the right fit for all kids of families. Which is why different T20 schools offer different types of environments and cultures. To each their own.[/quote]

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