<p>Well, it didn’t take very many replies before you got a taste of Ivy League condescension. Take a look at Penn and Columbia for their generally more down-to-earth vibe, and Brown if you are looking for something in a laid back, quirkier vein. It’s too bad you crossed Cornell off your list because they are rumored to have the best looking and probably the most traditional dating scene. In all seriousness, though; everything is relative; all eight schools are big places with all sorts of possibilities. I wouldn’t cross any of them off for purely social reasons.</p>