Why do I hate college?

[SmileyEH]

surprisingly the physics department is probably one of the best on campus.

I dont hate Amherst specically, just college in general I think.

-SmileyEH

[gumpzilla]

It's not specifically a ranking of liberal arts programs at various colleges; it's a ranking of small colleges. You'd be surprised at how kickass the science programs are at these various schools.

[istewart]

Just kiss the ground that you're not at Wesleyan.

[FoxwoodsFiend]

I go to Yale and all of my friends have had the same problems from time to time. The girls are ugly, the parties are boring, and most of the people are giant power-hungry douches. But at the end of the day, we meet more interesting people than we would otherwise and I have the feeling that if you went to a big state school, like UT-Austin or Michigan you'd be even more miserable based on the people you're surrounded by. The fact is that whatever school you go to, assuming it is one of the top schools, is probably worth the loss of giant parties and party animals, though it's hard to realize that when you've never had to spend 4 years in a frat-based, normally uninteresting enivronment.

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I go to one of the best schools in the country, have lots of friends, but I hate my classes and the social life is retarted.

Anyone else feel the same way or remember feeling this way?

-SmileyEH

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Just checked out the thread-sorry my post isn't about the relative merits of Amherst, which is a perfectly fine institution. Either way, I know lots of people from Amherst who pretty much feel the same way about their school as I do about Yale.

[istewart]

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The fact is that whatever school you go to, assuming it is one of the top schools, is probably worth the loss of giant parties and party animals, though it's hard to realize that when you've never had to spend 4 years in a frat-based, normally uninteresting enivronment.

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While I've heard similar, yet good things, about Yale, this is not even close to true for all Ivies. Especially where suburban kids + parents money = you can guess.

[zokbarjazz]

Do tell your beef with Wesleyan.

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[istewart]

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Do tell your beef with Wesleyan.

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lol, you go there?

[gumpzilla]

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But at the end of the day, we meet more interesting people than we would otherwise and I have the feeling that if you went to a big state school, like UT-Austin or Michigan you'd be even more miserable based on the people you're surrounded by.

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I doubt it. I think going to a good school gives you a better average, but even if a smaller percentage of people are "interesting" at larger schools, there are enough of them to make up for it. Plenty of super smart people go to state schools because a) they can't or are not willing to pay for a better name brand, b) they could not bring themselves to give even the slightest damn about high school. My current roommate falls into the latter category.

[3rdEye]

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I go to one of the best schools in the country, have lots of friends, but I hate my classes and the social life is retarted.

Anyone else feel the same way or remember feeling this way?

-SmileyEH

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I didn't go to one of the best schools in the country, but I have the LSAT/GPA to get into the best law schools in the country, and the feelings you describe are part of the reason why I'm rethinking the notion that I "have" to go to Harvard Law or another similar school. I don't know that it's worth it to leave behind my family and very good friends.

[zokbarjazz]

lol, you go there?

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class of 2004. i'm curious as to what you're "outside" perspective of the school is. (seriously). also, where did you go?