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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why do moms here care so much about a boy not being able to find friends? If your boy is struggling to find friends at these schools, I promise you he's just awkward or weird.[/quote]

agree, with kinder words maybe.

these schools have 2000 kids. with a tiny bit of effort, your kid will find a circle of 10

my kid quit organized sports at 7 years old, and is happily at a SLAC with good friends, girlfriends, interests, and clubs.[/quote]
I don't really understand the harder-to-make-friends-at-an-LAC logic, at least when it comes to making friends. I went to one of the biggest T20 universities, and while I certainly had friends, I always kind of assumed it'd be easier at a much small school given the inherent tightness of the LAC student body. In that regard, I felt like [b]I had more friends in my LAC-sized law school [/b]than I did in my mega-university. And, in a similar manner, it seems easier make make friends in a small town than in a huge city. (I've lived in both.)[/quote]

Not at all the same thing as attending a small LAC.

Typically, law schools force the same students to take all first year classes together. Also, all law students have a similar goal, to pass the state bar exam,and to become an attorney.

Small LAC divides are most obvious among athletic teams versus NARPs. [/quote]
Come on, man. [b]Enough with the sophistry.[/b] First off, my larger point about still stands even if you're critical of my law school analogy. Second, most law schools divide each class into several different sections, and those sections (not the entire class) take some of the same core classes together during the 1L year. Third, LACs, such as my kid's WASP LAC do way more community building work than law schools--e.g., living in dorms together for at least the first year, week-long orientation events, club fairs, etc. Fourth, trust me when I say that sharing the same goal of becoming an attorney does not instantly unite law school students into a sense of meaningful fraternity. Fifth, my NARP kid has never mentioned any NARP divide at her WASP and is friends with at least a few athletes. I can't say for certain that my kid's experience holds true for all LACs (including Williams and Amherst), but you've painted with the broadest brush possible.[/quote]

LOL !!!! You are too much. I want some of what you are drinking or smoking ![/quote]

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