Anonymous
Post 10/04/2017 12:56     Subject: Good, fun colleges

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Swarthmore and Uchicago


Heeeheeehee.

Parent of a UofC student


How 'not fun' is u of c ? It's my DD's top choice. She does just study all the time, but it seems like college should be some fun.
We visited Hopkins and that seemed to be the least fun college of all time .

Where would be a U of Chicago alternative school that would be a bit of fun?


UofC is "where fun goes to die." I went there for grad school, my wife works there now. It is the well accepted joke among current students and alumni. Its also a fantastic school.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2017 11:32     Subject: Re:Good, fun colleges



University of Florida.

It was paradise for me. Tough academically but not impossible, great weather, great sports, an hour from the ocean. I easily got jobs in Florida after graduating, and that job experience was a springboard to elsewhere.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2017 11:23     Subject: Re:Good, fun colleges

Rice
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2017 10:39     Subject: Good, fun colleges

Anonymous wrote:Vanderbilt is tough academically. No sugarcoated grade inflation like is the case at Brown, Yale, Dartmouth, Harvard, etc. According to Niche study, Vanderbilt students self-stated that they had the most rigorous workload out of a listing of the top 25 universities.

Just search the topic and you'll see a lot of threads on CollegeConfidential about it


And "Work Forest" - they try to flunk kids out of Business and Pre-Med to switch to Communications, English and History. No grade inflation like many other colleges -----even though it obviously does not attract Ivy League caliber.
Anonymous
Post 10/04/2017 00:02     Subject: Good, fun colleges

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Tulane has tons of fun, great city, fun students, but academics are weak.

Tulane is a top 50 school, super good academics. What are you talking about?


Ha ha!! Tulane is know as the party school which is why they throw merit $ to top students to go there.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2017 22:20     Subject: Good, fun colleges

Anonymous wrote:Tulane has tons of fun, great city, fun students, but academics are weak.

Tulane is a top 50 school, super good academics. What are you talking about?
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2017 21:49     Subject: Good, fun colleges

Tulane has tons of fun, great city, fun students, but academics are weak.
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2017 21:43     Subject: Good, fun colleges

Anonymous wrote:Swarthmore and Uchicago


We should go drinking - you're funny!
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2017 20:31     Subject: Good, fun colleges

UVA
Tulane
GWU
SMU
Indiana
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2017 20:16     Subject: Good, fun colleges

Vanderbilt is tough academically. No sugarcoated grade inflation like is the case at Brown, Yale, Dartmouth, Harvard, etc. According to Niche study, Vanderbilt students self-stated that they had the most rigorous workload out of a listing of the top 25 universities.

Just search the topic and you'll see a lot of threads on CollegeConfidential about it
Anonymous
Post 10/03/2017 19:03     Subject: Good, fun colleges

Anonymous wrote:Claremont McKenna and Colgate have great social cultures for a LAC. Vanderbilt too but it is academically a pressure cooker these days- lots of grade deflation


Can you explain? DC is seriously considering Vanderbilt.