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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Gosh these northwestern kids are so painfully awkward on these Wildcat days panels.

Having gone to multiple admitted students days this month, including Vanderbilt, it’s a very different student they are appealing to.

The same kid will likely not like both. This is a question of gut.[/quote]

The Northwestern kids were so nerdy, my kid was ready to leave before the tour even started. Same at Cornell. These kids look like they don’t wash their hair or care about what they wear at all. I recognize this is harsh, but it was a bit shocking. Where do all the smart, super social kids go to school? Are Top 10s weeding the normal kids out? My DC is very smart, but not nerdy. He is into sports (playing and watching), socializing a lot, golfs, hangs out constantly with friends. He would like to join a fraternity. We thought Northwestern (wrong), Duke or Cornell. I am thinking maybe a big state school? UVA, UCLA, UNC, Michigan? Any Ivies fit the bill? [/quote]

Top 10 are largely weeding out these types. Which is a shame. My kid is on the quiet nerdy type but is still social and wants a school with an active but inclusive social life. Not sure where to find that. I think it exists at Duke. I am generally not a big Cornell fan but I do know a very nice, social kid having a very fun, fratty experience there, so it does exist, though he might be the exception to the rule. Dartmouth was historically always a fun place - not sure if that is still the case?[/quote]

My kid is at Yale and there’s a ton of fun socializing. Frats and sororities are more like social clubs than typical Greek life. Senior year there are societies for all types. [/quote]

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