<p>So I was at Warped Tour (all day punk rock concert - national tour) the other day, with thousands upon thousands of Punk/Metal/Screamo young adults rockin' their colored mohawks, many piercings, and interesting get ups.</p>
<p>I was wondering, where do you think these kids go to college? (or where do you KNOW)</p>
<p>I know a kid like that who’s starting at Juilliard this year. i think he plays the violin. hah not what you’d expect.</p>
<p>Well, a lot of my friends went to Warped this year.
They’re applying to the UC’s, of course. I expect many of them will end up at them.
But, we’re in CA… A lot of people go to the UC’s. :'P</p>
<p>My cousin is an art goth, and she goes to Williams as an English/Art major.</p>
<p>Warped Tour hasn’t been punk since 2000. Even then it was moving pretty damn far from anything punk-like.</p>
<p>I’d know, I was there from 2000-2003 and watch the line up lists to this day.</p>
<p>My cousin that fits that description went to Bennington and loved it. She’s smart and very creative.</p>
<p>Bard maybe?</p>
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<p>Disagree. While they have expanded to some other realms (Pop i.e. Katy Perry, Techno, Ska…) they still maintain some punk bands. And I still have fun ;)</p>
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<p>They probably go to their local state schools like most people who go to college. Honestly though I doubt most of them made it to college. Most of the “punk rock” types I knew were complete bums and ended up staffing arcades and such.</p>
<p>@gthopeful - umm. stereotyping much? I’m sure not all goth/punk rock kids are academically hopeless like you seem to be implying…</p>
<p>^^ Local state schools, like gthopeful said. I was amused to see that Gothic music has made it’s way to Baylor University. I’m used to seeing Goths here in the northeast … but in Waco, Texas?</p>
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<p>Just because they’re punk/alt doesn’t mean they’re not normal. I know one who went to Yale as an Arts major. Why would you ask such a stupid question? They go to school that they can get in and afford. That’s it.</p>
<p>I think a pattern is emerging: they go everywhere and anywhere. </p>
<p>Punk/alt rock, goth, jock, geek, Greek, nerd, ditz, drama, band, etc. etc., can be found at any college. And here’s a news flash: at the college level most of those groups interact well with each other. Clique barriers start to fade away after high school.</p>
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<p>You’re the one who is stating that I stated that they’re all hopeless.</p>
<p>My son goes to warped tour every year and he’s at school up at SUNY New Paltz. There is a lot of diversity of students there and acceptance of alternative type students.</p>
<p>the lead singer of alt rock band Ok Go went to Brown.</p>
<p>Haha, I saw Ok Go like 7 hours ago.</p>
<p>Check the college band tour circut, mucho alt-rock touring almost all colleges.</p>
<p>I think almost every “college town” has a vibrant music scene. If you want a broader cultural community, look for any large city, or a medium-sized city (e.g. Santa Fe, Savannah, et al) with a well-established arts scene. Certain progressive colleges (e.g. Bard, Bennington, etc.) always attract artistically-inclined students. Emerson College has long had a “bohemian” or “hipster” reputation: it was known as a slacker school when I was a kid, but it has become much more selective and prestigious in recent years. I think the kids at the Warped Tour probably represent a full spectrum of colleges, from community colleges to Harvard, although I suspect the piercings might not be welcome at a handful of conservative, religious colleges.</p>
<p>I have a friend who goes to Warped Tour who’s applying to West Point.</p>