@TheDidactic, I think he definitely wants Greek life - - mostly because his older brother is VERY involved in leadership on his campus. He’s not a huge spectator sports guy, but does like to socialize a lot so would attend if other friends are going for sure - - definitely more about the tailgate than the football. If he were in a city, I think he would take advantage of elements of that - - especially music concerts. I am definitely familiar with some of the schools you suggested (niece at USC, nephew at Auburn, many friends’ kids at UMD and Delaware), but I think they are all a bit larger than my son is hoping for . . .Boulder is an outlier for him in terms of size, and I think if he is going to go for a big school, that’s where he will end up bc of the skiing, great college town, incredible gym, etc. Of course, I’m hoping he gains acceptance somewhere with better academics and more of the size he likes.