Is it true that the atmosphere is stressful?

thentheresme
Tue, 19 Jun 2012 16:32:20 +0000

One of the main reasons I chose WashU was for its atmosphere—it easily set it apart from all other schools I visited based on its friendly, collaborative environment. In terms of competitiveness, I think the best way I’ve heard it been described as is that people are far more competitive with themselves than with others. As in, they will just push themselves to be better than what they’ve done previously rather than simply being better than everyone else around them. Of course, there will always be that one kid who will want to do anything to get ahead, but from what I’ve seen they are fewer and farther between than one would imagine at a top 25 school.