I repeat what I said a few pages upthread (in fewer words this time):
If a student is interested in engaging in intellectual conversations,* said student will be able to do so no matter what college they are at—and will find it phenomenally easy to do so.
If a student is not interested in engaging in intellectual conversations, said student will be able to avoid doing so no matter what college they are at—and will find it phenomenally easy to do so.
Basically, the question that opened this thread is ultimately pointless and silly, because it presumes differences between colleges, when the only operant difference is actually between individual students.
- Sidebar: I find it fascinating, by the way, that "intellectual conversations" are being so intensely discussed on this thread, but we really haven't defined the term. Do they need to involve Kant? Or does a discussion of the damsel in distress motif in a video game count? Or trying to figure out if a currently popular movie has anything good to say about how one should live one's life? Or Christian students talking about how to apply the words of Jesus in what they're doing? Or a physics study group trying to figure out the answer to problem #14? Or trying to figure out if Sun Chips really are a healthier alternative to potato chips? Or an in-class discussion of Stephen Crane's poetry? And so on.