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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. My DC is able to weed through data to find schools that check the boxes for majors etc and trying to get a good range of selectivity.  She is having a hard time trying to find schools that match the vibe she is looking for which is why I posted.

We already visited Georgia Tech - currently not considering it. She thought the Georgia Tech kids all looked somber - it was a nice day when we visited and there was almost no one outside enjoying themselves. That stood out. For state schools we have Penn state, UMD & Virginia Tech on the list to look at.

Her current school is a pressure cooker and not collaborative and she does not want a repeat in college. It has become toxic and she is coming to us for help in finding more collaborative college options.  She likes working on groups/bouncing ideas off others. Guidance counselor at HS is not helpful. Very different HS experience than my other DC who is at a different high school. 
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Your daughter sounds very rigid and difficult to please.  My hunch is that she is not going to be happy wherever she ends up.  If I were you, I'd work harder to calm her down and dissuade her from the notion that she's looking for a marriage partner.  She isn't.  It's just college.  There's more than one perfect fit.[/quote]

Maybe you need to do a reality check. Seems that she has been in a cut throat pressure cooker and can handle the academics and is looking for something different for college. How is that being rigid?  I see that as being a positive that she is not willing to go to a school just to get prestige but wants to go to one where she will thrive. Wish my parents helped me like this when I was looking.  [/quote]

Agreed, that rigid comment seems way off base. Wanting a collaborative environment is the opposite of being rigid.  And it doesn't sound like she is looking for a unicorn school or is inflexible in pursuing different avenues to find that perfect fit.  I never understand the "it's just college" comment.  This always sounds like it is coming from someone who didn't attend a college that left a lasting impression on their lives. OP your daughter is approaching this the right way. [/quote]

“A lasting impression on their lives is a little dramatic,” don’t you think?

I always read with suspicion threads like this one, started by someone who says their daughter wants to escape the current situation she is in, which is invariably horrible but is always everybody else’s fault.  OP and her daughter are visiting college after college and coming away with dramatic negative impressions of entire student bodies after, what, a couple hours’ tour?  There’s something to that if you ask me. [/quote]

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