Hello, All,
So far in the college search, I am interested in UMichigan, UChicago, Holy Cross, Wesleyan, Holy Cross, Boston College, and Boston University. I think that I am an eccentric being in my own right. I really love Latin, which I want to study in college, skateboarding, and music of the subcultures. I want to be happy where I go (obviously), but I do not want binge-drinking, nor do I want my entire life to be dominated by academics. I want to be equal in both. I want my ideas to be challenged by the professors. For my social life, I want to be able to sit drunk with my friends and talk about the nature of the world. I would rather not blackout at a party. I hope that this is not asking for too much. I value my individualism as my most admirable trait (I am not gay if that is what you are thinking)–I have spent a long time looking for my true identity in vain–but I am comfortable with the person that I have become and with what I want to do. Thanks!
I think you are in the wrong forum, and not sure if you have a question. But… Oberlin?
I don’t know how Holy Cross and BC fit in with your stated individualities. I would think LACs would be more appropriate. Lewis and Clark, Reed, Oberlin.
Carleton, Beloit, Grinnell, Hampshire, Lewis&Clark, Eckerd, Reed, Swarthmore (depending on your stats!)
Looking at the schools on your list… yes for Michigan, if you find the theater kids haha. I somehow ended up friends with a whole cohort of former Michigan theater kids (Hollywood thing?) and they are as you describe… but beyond that, Michigan is still a huge state school with a dominant sport culture, so bear that in mind? (but, seriously, you could hang with these alum I know so clearly those sorts of people go to Michigan!) Yes for UChicago.
I’m on the fence, re: BC. Yes in terms of academic exploration/talking with people, but compared to other schools in Boston, BC is the more “buttoned up” one that also has it’s own distinct party culture (not precisely a party school, but they def party more than BU…). BC is also pretty into sport culture. BU: yes, you could do very well at BU. It has a distinct academic/social balance, and is large enough for you to find your people. It’s not overall a party school (those who want to party can find it, often off campus), and most commonly people gather in small groups to hang out/drink as you describe. BU has a lot of individuals, plenty of them with quirks… not so much that that personality dominates the school profile like certain LACs, though.
But what’s up, re: your gay comment? What on earth about what you wrote, or the preceding statement (“I value my individualism as my most admirable trait”), would be “gay”? What do you mean? Using or implying that gay is a pejorative: not cool, and won’t fly at a lot of schools (including BU).
BC is really nice but might be hard to skateboard there with the stairs. But they won’t accept you using gay as an insult there.
@“Erin’s Dad”
Holy Cross is a LAC
Ditto the gay as insult issue. Even fairly conservative schools have gay-straight alliances and other ways of including gay-straight-questioning-trans.-etc. people as full members of the community.
Except may I add The Catholic University of America, which has a gay-straight org, but the administration doesn’t actually fund it, even though it funds the other student groups on campus. Maybe you’d feel comfortable there? It’s in DC.
I did not mean it as an insult. In my mind, I thought that someone would imply that I was gay because I “had a fascination with the oddity.” I have nothing against gay people, but I think that my response caused some dissension.
Think a little more about that. Maybe you’ll understand in a bit.
Hampshire, Earlham, Bard, New College of Florida, Eckerd, Warren Wilson
Sewanee, all great books schools, Evergreen