<p>My daughter appears to have narrowed down her choices for early decision to four schools: Brown, Carleton, Swarthmore, and Wesleyan. Leaving aside the issue of relative difficulty of admission, we're looking for additional insight that might help her choose among these. D is slightly younger than most of her classmates, and not someone whose social life has revolved around parties. While she can easily tolerate substance use by others, at present, that's not her thing. She is fun loving and has usually had little trouble making friends. She's politically aware, and very liberal leaning. On the other hand, she's wary of being surrounded by "hippies" or stifled by political correctness. I raise this issue, because until last night, I thought that she had settled on Wesleyan as her ED choice -- a decision that both my wife and I thought was sensible. Last night, she asked, "But how will others react if I want to watch South Park?" So -- that seems to be the litmus test for present. Thoughts would be greatly appreciated. (Unless it breaks the rules, I'm going to post a similar thread on the College Selection foruParents forum, to solicit responses from them.) Thanks.</p>
<p>Actually, the one thing that both the Right and the Left have in common is their mutual disdain for liberalism--so she'd be fine. :)</p>
<p>My son–liberal but independent minded–worried about the same thing at Swat, but he met other kids who were questioners, just as he was, at the Ride the Tide. So it will probably be at all the schools.</p>
<p>Liking South Park will not place her outside the mainstream at even the most hippie-ish of those schools. When the original South Park short debuted on the internet, I was at Bryn Mawr (which makes Brown look like Ole Miss when it comes to a predominant feminist/gay-positive culture). It was a huge hit – we passed it around and were delirious with joy when we found out there would be a series.</p>
<p>Yeah… I can’t speak for the other three places but nothing you describe would make her not work well at Brown.</p>
<p>I think the OP’s daughter went to Brown. This thread is three and a half years old.</p>
<p>Whoa I just saw the posting date. Way to resurrect an old thread. I may even know her daughter…</p>