College for an Introvert

southbel
Sun, 03 Nov 2013 13:59:57 +0000

Going through the college app process is making both my daughter and myself a little worried. She’s an introvert - very much so. Going to a high school of about 4,000 students, it was so easy for her to be ‘invisible’ and she did that for a number of years. She’s majoring in Art and French - both of which has helped her come out of her shell.

However, when we look at these colleges, they all seem to be looking for that leader, extrovert kid. The apps and essays seem to reinforce that as well. She’s not that though. The other day she told me that whichever college she picked, she didn’t want to be invisible anymore - about broke my heart. So, if this just part of the whole PR thing colleges have going or are there actually schools where an introvert can be welcomed as well?