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collegemom3717
Sat, 30 May 2015 20:53:20 +0000

LOL- no. My meat-eating, teetotal D confirms that none of those pieces are true! The 'liberal’ness is more political and very much of a live-and-let-live variety.

However: if your D is attracted to the idea of Greek life, she may very well not enjoy the social life at Vassar. Poughkeepsie is indeed boring, but my D only goes into NY (a city she enjoys & comfortable in) a couple times a year- b/c there is so much to do on campus. Same reason she is not doing study abroad- she doesn’t want to miss all that is going on. BUT- she is not your D, and that’s what matters. There is a lot to do- including corners of the campus with drinking/partying- but Vassar is (imo) a ‘fit’ school. Have her go, spend the night on campus and sit in on a class. Remind her that the specific people she stays with may not be her cup of tea (the place is not homogenous), but to look for how the place ‘feels’ to her.