What are some top colleges/universities with a laid-back atmosphere?

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<p>Anyone know any top colleges/universities that are relatively more laid-back? .. as in.. has a laid-back student body or atmosphere.</p>

<p>I'm thinking Brown, some colleges in California (maybe Stanford). What else?</p>

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<p>Not so sure Brown is laidback...or that Stanford is.</p>

<p>Laidback, at lesat to me, would be Earlham, College of Wooster, Hobart College, Centre College, Beloit College, Lawrence U, etc...</p>

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<p>Sorry. I meant top (elite?) colleges that are generally more laid back than the average top/elite college. Like I know that Stanford is relatively more laid back than Harvard is.</p>

<p>Any other colleges like that?</p>

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<p>Elite colleges do not become elite or stay elite by being laid back.</p>

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<p>Grinnell, Bates, Holy Cross, Vandy, etc...</p>

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<p>Brown...Dartmouth...U Penn? USC, UCSD and UCLA come to mind...</p>

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<p>A lot of the Claremont Colleges, particularly Pomona and Scripps in my opinion.</p>

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<p>Carleton College</p>

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<p>colgate, hamilton, conn college, bates, colby, wesleyan, skidmore, brown</p>

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<p>Duke, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Bowdoin, Holy Cross, Davidson.</p>

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<p>Brown has a lot of pot, Duke and Dartmouth have a lot of parties with lots of booze...pick your poison lol</p>

<p>Of course, many students at both schools are perfectionists...they didn't get into top colleges by being laidback</p>

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<p>Warm weather = laid back. The atmosphere is more relaxed when you can wear a t-shirt. So Stanford or Duke.</p>

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<p>Tufts, Brown, Wesleyan.</p>

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<p>Stanford feels laid-back once you've done all the work required to get into Stanford in the first place. Of course, your major makes quite the difference.</p>

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<p>Stanford, Brown, Dartmouth.</p>

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UCLA isn't laid back. The vicious quarter system and the highest number of pre-meds in the United States will leave you covered in blood if you try to be "laid back" here. :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>UCLA isn't laid back. The vicious quarter system and the highest number of pre-meds in the United States will leave you covered in blood if you try to be "laid back" here. </p>

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<p>Huh. I'm not saying it is laid back, because I know nothing about UCLA, but I find it odd that the "vicious quarter system" is part of the reason it isn't. We have a quarter system, and I agree with many of the previous posters that Dartmouth really is pretty chill. In fact, I think the D-plan kind of adds to it.</p>