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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am curious - without revealing too much that you are uncomfortable about sharing, can you say more about what his experience has been like? What do you mean by "not surrounded with true peers"? And thanks for contributing.[/quote]

In most of his classes, including the small upper level ones in his major, most fellow students don’t evidence critical thinking skills. Many can’t think on their feet when called on. Many lack basic foundational knowledge.

There is an undeniable “is this going to be on the test? Do you have a rubric?” attitude in humanities classes. ie, if I don’t need to know it for the exam, then I don’t need to know it at all.

To be clear, his professors are generally good to excellent and there are of course exceptions to what he describes. They tend to be grad students. But he was shocked to find out how deficient, lethargic and occasionally just stupid students have been.  [/quote]

Maybe when you make college admissions about jumping through a lot of hoops, you get fewer critical/creative thinkers and more people who are really good at identifying hoops and jumping through them. [/quote]

I am the PP you're responding to and I agree with you. Paradoxically, OP's son might well find more interesting peers at his school of choice than a higher-ranked school -- because it sounds like there are fewer boxes to check off and maybe less resume building for the sake of buildling a resume. Maybe the kids would be more authentic. [/quote]

I think a lot of us are hoping you’ll name the school because we hope you’re not talking about our alma maters. [/quote]

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