<p>It was kind of obvious she was referring to Stanford. At least to me (and yes, I checked her post history and her daughter goes there).</p>
<p>Absolutely love it here. Academics, social life, room(and roommate), food, people…and practically for free with all the financial aid. A lot of people drink (even some people on my sub-free hall) but it’s by no means the driving force behind social life and there is no pressure to do so. Probably the only thing that kinda annoys me here are the occasional people who think that alcohol is the ONLY way to have a good time.</p>
<p>I like Bryn Mawr because it gives me the opportunity to take classes off campus. I have tremendously enjoyed my classes at Haverford and Penn, as well as my summer at Cornell. I am just not very fond of the academic environment here. Bryn Mawr… pampers its students too much. No, really, I can do my homework myself, I don’t need a TA to solve all of my math problems for me and then just copy down what he writes on the board. I also don’t need my courses to move at half the pace of the corresponding courses at a co-ed school. </p>
<p>I liked the idea of attracting women into math and sciences in theory, but I do not like what it looks like in practice at all.</p>
<p>I’m not too happy with UC Berkeley. I wrote a longer post explaining why, but I don’t like reading all this complaining. To sum it up: I feel like a typical lonely freshperson who hasn’t found a social group yet and dislike the impersonal atmosphere. Also dislike that I’m still living so close to home, but strangely enough it has been my family who’s been keeping me going.</p>
<p>I like my school. I think it’s pretty big so I can meet people I like and avoid the people I don’t like… LOL. I feel like I fit in and I’m in the number one school for my division/interest… so yeah :)</p>
<p>Also I live in the ghetto but I LOVE LA. hahaha. I just want to move to another part of LA soon as I graduate! :D</p>
<p>It’s hard to find a social group at college if you are at all picky about who you hang out with. In a really large school like UF it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. I think smaller schools are a bit easier in terms of finding friends, but it can be hard anywhere. It’s really just the luck of the draw in terms of who you end up with on your dorm floor, orientation group and classes. Those are the pool you have to chose from your freshman year. After that, cliques form and it can be challenging. A really good way to get yourself out there and involved is to join activities or groups you are interested in or go on school sponsored trips. </p>
<p>My son didn’t care for his floor mates freshman year and that made it harder. It wasn’t till he joined a frat and met a few people he liked and then met a friend of a friend and finally formed a close group in Sophomore year. It takes time and effort. Then he transferred, lol, so had to start all over! It’s always something!</p>
I think it’s pretty big so I can meet people I like and avoid the people I don’t like… LOL. I feel like I fit in and I’m in the number one school for my division/interest… so yeah :)</p>