Anonymous
07/06/2025 22:22
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think any of them would be fine. IMO, Gen Z isn’t as into drinking as Gen X was.
It’s kind of like cigarette smoking was big with Boomers, but hardly any Gen Xers I know smoke.
I think Gen Z is probably more into weed, but I really don’t know.
True. Ask people in the alcohol industry. The market is not growing, and nearly every sector is actually declining.
Trends come and go, some are unfortunately revived. Take smoking as an example, as seen in movies. who knows could pick up among this college aged group.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 22:21
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Bro drinking is woke now?
Come on. I can't take you seriously with you misusing all those buzzwords. Every kid can find their people in most colleges, OP. You should know this.
Like many Asians, my kids can't drink alcohol, because they lack the enzyme that metabolizes it. And yet you see Asian kids who don't drink much, if at all, in all sorts of college campuses. My son is at GW. His friend is at Dartmouth. Another one is at Yale. There are plenty of parties in all of these campuses, but they themselves don't do the alcohol part. They're not "bros" either, but rather nerdy kids.
Tone down the prejudice.
Define Asians. Have you seen some Korean dudes? They drink and smoke. Maybe this generation dont as much though. It varies by school. Dartmouth is a drinking school.
Have you seen how some korean dudes turn beet red? That's because they lack the enzyme. They power through it with sheer determination. It's not super healthy for them, they are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and other health issues from drinking. Ask me how I know.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 22:20
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:Some of these are SLAC’s but stay away from Dartmouth, Cornell, Williams, Middlebury, Colgate, and the like, if rural location/drinking are concerns.
Yep, Colgate, stay far far away
Anonymous
07/06/2025 22:17
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Northwestern.
Agree.
Northwestern University may be the school that matches your criteria. Nevertheless, NU also offers a variety of social life options.
It's so damn cold to go venture out in the lake winds of Evanston. That bar is way too far in those conditions.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 22:16
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Kid is extremely bright, likes to have fun, gets along with everyone but is not into the bro culture. Looking for colleges that don’t have a strong woke vibe where your social life and options won’t be impacted by not drinking.
Curious when you guys say you want to avoid a strong woke vibe if that means you don’t ever want to be confronted with the existence of racism, systemic or otherwise, misogyny, etc., or do you want to be in an environment where you can casually drop the N word without any fear of pushback? Just wondering.
There you are. Your time has come and (thankfully) gone. You can no longer bully people by calling them "racists, misogynists," etc - just because you want to pick fights. No one said anything about the "N word" - just you. Grow up.
NP
They're offended that people use the word woke in a derogatory fashion The same way MAGHA is probably offended that people used trumpster in a derogatory fashion.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 22:14
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Kid is extremely bright, likes to have fun, gets along with everyone but is not into the bro culture. Looking for colleges that don’t have a strong woke vibe where your social life and options won’t be impacted by not drinking.
Curious when you guys say you want to avoid a strong woke vibe if that means you don’t ever want to be confronted with the existence of racism, systemic or otherwise, misogyny, etc., or do you want to be in an environment where you can casually drop the N word without any fear of pushback? Just wondering.
how has dismantling dei impacted woke-ism on college campuses?
Anonymous
07/06/2025 22:14
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Kid is extremely bright, likes to have fun, gets along with everyone but is not into the bro culture. Looking for colleges that don’t have a strong woke vibe where your social life and options won’t be impacted by not drinking.
Curious when you guys say you want to avoid a strong woke vibe if that means you don’t ever want to be confronted with the existence of racism, systemic or otherwise, misogyny, etc., or do you want to be in an environment where you can casually drop the N word without any fear of pushback? Just wondering.
Probably wants freedom of thought where there is not an enforced orthodoxy.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 22:13
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Maybe look at Christian colleges? No drinking/party culture, and also socially conservative rather than liberal.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 22:12
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:Bro drinking is woke now?
Come on. I can't take you seriously with you misusing all those buzzwords. Every kid can find their people in most colleges, OP. You should know this.
Like many Asians, my kids can't drink alcohol, because they lack the enzyme that metabolizes it. And yet you see Asian kids who don't drink much, if at all, in all sorts of college campuses. My son is at GW. His friend is at Dartmouth. Another one is at Yale. There are plenty of parties in all of these campuses, but they themselves don't do the alcohol part. They're not "bros" either, but rather nerdy kids.
Tone down the prejudice.
Define Asians. Have you seen some Korean dudes? They drink and smoke. Maybe this generation dont as much though. It varies by school. Dartmouth is a drinking school.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 22:09
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:Heavy drinking at any top 20 college really isn’t a thing for most of this generation of high performing 18-22 year olds - certainly compared to prior generations. The “woke” thing will vary, but all the schools have lightened up in recent years.
It depends on the school. At Dartmouth, it still is a thing.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 21:42
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Some of these are SLAC’s but stay away from Dartmouth, Cornell, Williams, Middlebury, Colgate, and the like, if rural location/drinking are concerns.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 21:40
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
The key is to steer away from rural locations. When there are a lot of cultural opportunities nearby drinking is not the sole focus of social life.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 21:29
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:Rice
Rice's inclusion in this site seems worth mentioning:
Most Loved Colleges | The Princeton Review https://www.princetonreview.com/college-rankings/?rankings=their-students-love-these-colleges
Anonymous
07/06/2025 20:57
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:I think any of them would be fine. IMO, Gen Z isn’t as into drinking as Gen X was.
It’s kind of like cigarette smoking was big with Boomers, but hardly any Gen Xers I know smoke.
I think Gen Z is probably more into weed, but I really don’t know.
True. Ask people in the alcohol industry. The market is not growing, and nearly every sector is actually declining.
Anonymous
07/06/2025 20:52
Subject: Which Top 20 has the right vibe for a social but smart non drinker kid?
Anonymous wrote:Heavy drinking at any top 20 college really isn’t a thing for most of this generation of high performing 18-22 year olds - certainly compared to prior generations. The “woke” thing will vary, but all the schools have lightened up in recent years.
Are you joking?