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Anonymous wrote:Williams

They’re miserable. It’s cold, you can’t leave Williamstown which is a street, the school is insanely academically competitive. It really isn’t a happy-go-lucky place. It’s a school for people who want to spend all day studying and whose idea of fun is the Mock trial party on the weekend.

Yes, some thrive in intellectual spaces and enjoy what they enjoy. If you want to go clubbing, the Berkshires aren’t really the place for that.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Williams

They’re miserable. It’s cold, you can’t leave Williamstown which is a street, the school is insanely academically competitive. It really isn’t a happy-go-lucky place. It’s a school for people who want to spend all day studying and whose idea of fun is the Mock trial party on the weekend.

That was our impression, too. Definitely for a certain kind of kid.

Anonymous wrote:Williams

They’re miserable. It’s cold, you can’t leave Williamstown which is a street, the school is insanely academically competitive. It really isn’t a happy-go-lucky place. It’s a school for people who want to spend all day studying and whose idea of fun is the Mock trial party on the weekend.

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Anonymous wrote:Easy. Auburn!

https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=happiest-students

Can you elaborate on why so happy? How is it socially if your DC doesn’t have hs friends attending. TIA

It’s very easy to make friends at Auburn. The best chance is to join a club early on and link up with people of similar interests. There is a Greek system, but students don’t limit themselves or their social lives to that scene. It’s easy to find your people if you decide not to be a part of that.

Williams

Niece at Bowdoin, another at John’s Hopkins - both love their respective schools.

DC at Brown now, loves it. Last DC Junior this year.

However, I acknowledge there are kids who don’t love their experience at these schools.

Anonymous wrote:I haven’t met a single person young or old who didn’t enjoy UGA

My kid there LOVES!!

I haven’t met a single person young or old who didn’t enjoy UGA

My DD is at UChicago and she loves it. It’s not miserable for everyone and she has a very active social life. It is a lot of work.

Carleton kids seem pretty happy there. Smart students in a good collaborative environment.

I'll be honest, most college kids I know are pretty happy - I have one in there and lots of friends - liking Virginia Tech, JMU, Purdue, Pitt, W&M, PSU, Tulane, UTK, Dayton, U Michigan, Denver, many others,

Only complaints I have heard are UVA (too cliquish) and another that disliked Christopher Newport and left but I also know two kids that liked it there, so who knows. I also know one of my kids friends at CMU is pretty stressed but feels it will be worth it.