Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 15:25     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
Very obvious troll. Classes haven't even been in session at Northwestern for more than a week, as others have noted.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 15:19     Subject: Re:Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
Anonymous wrote:I definitely think some kids don't fit into certain types of schools.

My DC is a high achiever (very high stats from a magnet program), but laid back. Would not have been happy at the high striver type schools. DC is just not wired that way and would've been miserable at such a school.

Very possible. But if a student is ready to write a school off less than a week into classes...that says more about them than the school.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 15:18     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
This is more a lesson about preparing students for obstacles and challenges at college. It's not all sunshine and roses. Talk to your kids about the tough times and how to get through them.

Also, it's september 25th. When did they get there? A month ago? Come on.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 15:14     Subject: Re:Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
Maybe it’s the major?
I have three close friends who are NU grads (think English/journalism majors). All are quite social, interesting, and friendly and loved their time at Northwestern.

Hope these students find their people.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 15:13     Subject: Re:Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
I definitely think some kids don't fit into certain types of schools.

My DC is a high achiever (very high stats from a magnet program), but laid back. Would not have been happy at the high striver type schools. DC is just not wired that way and would've been miserable at such a school.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 15:10     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
Anonymous wrote:Spoke with parents of two freshmen, one at each of the schools. Both attended our private; close friends of ours. And both kids are miserable.

Wishing they had gone to Michigan … where both were admitted.

Saying the students are generally insufferable, focused on their patents/ life alternating inventions or academic research, with little interest in just hanging out, socializing, and being in a normal friend group, without hundreds of résumé building activities every week.

Are these folks outliers?
Or maybe they picked the wrong schools or majors?


Boys or girls?
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 15:08     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IMO, assuming you are paying full freight, it would be horrible to be paying all that money for your kid to be miserable.

Some kids are going to be miserable during the beginning of freshman year no matter what college they attend.

I would not assume that. You think all freshman are miserable in the beginning? Mine wasn't. He had a blast.

"Some"

Ok, I missed the "some". I realize it's hard to know if your DC would've been happier elsewhere, but it still rankles to be paying that much for your kid to be miserable.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 15:06     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IMO, assuming you are paying full freight, it would be horrible to be paying all that money for your kid to be miserable.

Some kids are going to be miserable during the beginning of freshman year no matter what college they attend.

I would not assume that. You think all freshman are miserable in the beginning? Mine wasn't. He had a blast.


PP did not say all freshman are miserable. There are certain people who are going to be unhappy regardless of where they are. Glad your child is happy!
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 15:05     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
Anonymous wrote:IMO, assuming you are paying full freight, it would be horrible to be paying all that money for your kid to be miserable.

If my kid had deemed his classmates irredeemable and insufferable after *checks notes* less than a week of classes, it's probably not the school that's the issue.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 15:04     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IMO, assuming you are paying full freight, it would be horrible to be paying all that money for your kid to be miserable.

Some kids are going to be miserable during the beginning of freshman year no matter what college they attend.

I would not assume that. You think all freshman are miserable in the beginning? Mine wasn't. He had a blast.

Who said that?
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 15:04     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IMO, assuming you are paying full freight, it would be horrible to be paying all that money for your kid to be miserable.

Some kids are going to be miserable during the beginning of freshman year no matter what college they attend.

I would not assume that. You think all freshman are miserable in the beginning? Mine wasn't. He had a blast.

"Some"
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 14:54     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IMO, assuming you are paying full freight, it would be horrible to be paying all that money for your kid to be miserable.

Some kids are going to be miserable during the beginning of freshman year no matter what college they attend.

I would not assume that. You think all freshman are miserable in the beginning? Mine wasn't. He had a blast.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 14:53     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
Anonymous wrote:IMO, assuming you are paying full freight, it would be horrible to be paying all that money for your kid to be miserable.

Some kids are going to be miserable during the beginning of freshman year no matter what college they attend.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 14:51     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
IMO, assuming you are paying full freight, it would be horrible to be paying all that money for your kid to be miserable.
Anonymous
Post 09/25/2023 14:46     Subject: Unhappy students at Northwestern and Penn?
There are freshmen unhappy at every college everywhere. This is super common and nothing useful can be gleaned from this anecdote.