I like writing pithy biting comments on surveys.

Really, I do.

Recently, I took this satisfaction survey at my school, and I was finally able to anonymously express my opinions of the school - something that is hardly common and probably carries a bit less weight than delivering my concerns to school administrators in person - given the disparity between the level of force they tell us we have in terms of making arguments and the amount of force we actually have, I would rather openly keep such opinions to myself and privately post them...on my blog.

On this survey I provided several comments in the section given to personal reflections on the school's performance. That's what's written below.

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Haverford tends to be a more conducive environment for work than any sort of sincere social interaction. The school prepares boys, through their methodology, to become very intelligent, wealthy, socially strained and out-of-touch adults.

You can't fix the tendency of members of the student community to shut themselves up inside little boxes and put up a facade as opposed to revealing their personalities. Haverford DOES NOT, in any way, foster an environment where students can feel secure expressing themselves as an individual - as the person they really are. Despite the availability of school counselors, the student body in general is NOT accepting of any manner of openness in terms of sexual orientation and emotional feelings. It is a rabidly conformist bubble, and always will be.

I mean what I say. The past 11 years of my life have been well spent, and I'm lucky to have social relationships outside of Haverford much more fulfilling than anything the school could ever engender.