Looking ahead - LACs vs. small universities

us_uk_mom
Thu, 08 May 2008 17:33:34 +0000

I don’t think it is realistic to expect any school to be full of kids like my D. Even if such schools exist, it may not be the healthiest environemnt. She just wants to have some kids like her, preferably in a mixed culture campus, have a group of friends she can be comfortable with. And I don’t think of “preppy” in a negative way - it’s just not her. By the way, I think a lot of girls on her team are preppy (whatever it really means, I’d rather say, mainstream), and she gets along with them fine - as long as there is a common interest, in this case, sport.
Unalove, I’m looking into Carnegie Mellon, it may be an option. I love Chicago’s core though - I wish I was able to get such education! The quarter system is a little scary - it must be very intense, to have exams every few weeks.