If prestige wasn't a thing, what would be your dream school?
Heyy guys, only a high school sophomore here but this is a question that's been lingering on my mind for a while. I'm prob one of the typical overachievers you see on this sub and so far my dream schools are Brown or Dartmouth...
...but sometimes I wish, just a little, that college prestige wasn't a thing. Or more like I didn't care about college prestige, about the Ivy League name or competitive acceptance rates or anything like that. Luckily I do genuinely love what I know about Brown and Dartmouth - the campuses are absolutely gorgeous, the vibes seem so cozy and relaxed (lol), etc. But there are a few other colleges I dearly love too that, no matter how far away college apps are, I know I'll never be able to go to (bc of both parental and personal pressure), even though I'll ofc apply.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of mine; I saw some pictures of it when I was younger and I remember thinking that the flowers on its campus were the most breathtaking and colorful I'd ever seen. and it def helps that the Twin Cities Marathon is on my bucket list to run one day. And University of Colorado Boulder - I totally adore cold weather and snow, and everything I've heard about skiing and hiking there just makes me so excited to at least travel to Colorado one day, though living and studying there would be the ultimate dream.
what are yours along these lines? What colleges would you love to go to if opportunities or ranking or title didn't exist? Can be for their campus, vibe, the people there, anything!