<p>I tried to delete/edit another post, but the time had expired. (Obviously I’m not very used to CC yet. Sorry for the all-too-gentle learning curve.) So instead, a new post:</p>
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<li><p>Dear Unalove, you have been very helpful. There is a post of mine about two posts above this one that sounds like it is directed at you, because it quotes you. No, it is not an attack on you. I used your quote as a springboard to tackle another issue addressed to any newcomers to this thread. So don’t feel like I am attacking you there, because I am not.</p></li>
<li><p>Going back to my friend and her issues finding cool people… Yes, some of this may be her own problem. Yes, she should mature and learn how to deal with many different kinds of people. Yes, people who are not good at social interaction are still worthwhile individuals. HOWEVER, although I may want her to mature, she is already DEPRESSED RIGHT NOW, so I need to deal with this immediate situation first. I hope that one day she is as clear-sighted as you lovely people are, but RIGHT NOW I hope to find her medical support AND a peer support system at U Chicago, before it is too late and she does something drastic like withdraw from the college (which again was her top choice).</p></li>
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<p>@ zephyra: I don’t know, I can ask next time I get ahold of her though.</p>
<p>@ Seashore: “I don’t think that you or other applicants should think that her story is a reason to avoid the school.” I agree with you 100%. I really do think that a lot of this situation is influenced by her current mood. If she weren’t depressed, I’m sure that her attitude towards her housemates et al would be more positive. </p>
<p>“My daughter […] thinks there are more awkward people at Yale.” That may be very true!! Full disclosure, I’m actually a Yalie. And personally, I think that Yalies are great. I don’t think they’re too awkward at all. So maybe that just means that I have a higher tolerance for awkwardness than your daughter and my friend. Helps that I am very awkward myself!</p>