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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I come from a rankings-obsessed circle. My kid got into “elite” schools (Williams, etc.), my spouse attended a T5, and I went to a T15. And I will never, ever understand people’s need to denigrate schools like Juniata.

I absolutely love schools like this. They are special. [b]They give a lot of personalized attention to kids who are brimming with potential, helping them discover their path with the full support of a close community. [/b]If I were to teach, it would be at a place like this.

I don’t know anyone who attends/attended Juniata, but I’ve enjoyed learning about it, and I appreciate posters who shared their experiences — especially when it was all but guaranteed that some weirdo was would come out of the woodwork and insult them. (Again: why?)

And for the record, if I had to choose between spending my days with the folks who posted helpfully and in good faith, or the person who juuuust can’t help but scratch that itch to insult…well, I know which I’d choose.[/quote]

So it's good for kids who can't handle life and need mommy and daddy stand ins. [/quote]

See, and that’s why I like the good faith posters. This just isn’t a good faith response. [/quote]

Right? I like smaller schools for my child. She needs some extra support while gaining independence/spreading her wings. Call it mommy and daddy stand ins if you must. Not everyone matures at the same pace.

I attended one of those higher level academic schools, but it was a very self contained campus and a bit of a cocoon, with only 3600 students at the time. I managed to graduate and move out on my own at 21. It doesn't hurt to have that buffer between mom and dad's house and real life. It doesn't mean you're a loser in any way. It's just a soft landing between those stages in life.[/quote]

Some kids need to know their “why” before they really hit their stride. Some kids have been though some $h#t in high school and weren’t in a position to perform to their full potential. Some kids are late bloomers. Some kids simply don’t want to be around people with the kind of attitudes that are on glaring display in some of the posts here. Some kids want the merit aid. So many reasons to attend a school like this. Such a failure of imagination and curiosity to not see that. [/quote]

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