Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These posts about misery and depression at CMU, Chicago, Cornell (all on my kids list btw) have me thinking...where are kids HAPPY? Besides Brown? (Ideally, a little easier to get into than Brown!)
JMU. Students are happy, Parents are happy, school staff super happy at all times....
Remember, It's cold up North, Colder weather brings misery and depression.
Anonymous wrote:These posts about misery and depression at CMU, Chicago, Cornell (all on my kids list btw) have me thinking...where are kids HAPPY? Besides Brown? (Ideally, a little easier to get into than Brown!)
Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech
Anonymous wrote:My DS is at Loyola MD and his friends all seem happy. That might be due to the fact that they aren't super strivers. They're mostly regular kids. But it is a very nice school and campus.
Anonymous wrote:I am college prof and I think that this is a worthwhile question but requires some nuance. I do believe that there are schools with a generally happy vibe and others with an overwhelmingly negative vibe. I, personally, was quite happy at my super intense Ivy (great small department, academic challenge was motivating) but I recognized that there was culture of being dissatisfied and complain-y that probably went hand-in-hand with the competitiveness and striving to be the best. I have taught at a NESCAC where the students are bright but work much less than the Ivy, have much better work life balance, and exude positivity about their college experience. On the downside, the college is fairly homogenous (geographically, racially, socio-economically) and the students who don't fit in are often truly miserable.
So, while I agree that some colleges have a happier vibe and a culture of positivity, I do think the fit is what makes or breaks it.
And, for what it's worth, my own kid decided to go to one of the state schools mentioned above and often for being happy and is really wishing the social scene were different.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:William & Mary
Uh, no.
Geeze why so much hate all the time for W&M on this board? Crazytown
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:William & Mary
Uh, no.
Geeze why so much hate all the time for W&M on this board? Crazytown
Anonymous wrote:Wake Forest. Superb academics. Beautiful campus. Happy students. Parents dream.