Hamilton or Wesleyan?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Friend’s DC was disappointed and transferred out of Hamilton after his freshman year. He said it felt a lot like being in the boarding school.

All the Slacs feel like that. I went to one myself

[Anonymous]

Colgate, Wesleyan and Hamilton are all about the same in prestige. They are all very good.
Pick whichever one you like as they have different vibes

[Anonymous]

Wesleyan, then Hamilton, then Colgate, prestige wise. But you should go by best fit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a student (NARP) at Wes and have been pleased with what I’ve seen. He’s not there for the arts, just wanted a regular LAC experience. Middletown is a clean, walkable, and safe downtown with plenty of restaurants and to a lesser degree, shopping. This was a big selling point compared to other LACs that are in the middle of nowhere. He won’t be there for the opening of the new science center, but they are making a big push in their STEM program. People have mentioned the flexible curriculum and they also have an engineering option with partner schools that I liked in the event DS decided to go into engineering.

Based on talks/interviews on TV I’ve heard from the president of the school, my impression is that he’s trying to steer the school away from the super far left reputation Wes has/had to something that appeals to a broader audience.

I don’t think you can go wrong with any of the NE LACs, so figure out what’s important to your kid and go with that. Prestige is in the eye of the beholder and can change with time.

This is so helpful - thanks.

[Anonymous]

Wesleyan is better for the arts and the sciences (it’s physics program is remarkably strong), while hamilton is superior for English and Finance

[Anonymous]

Id choose hamilton any day of the week!

[Anonymous]

Hamilton accepts 50ish students every year for January admission that don’t count towards its admission stats. Those students are also evaluated on a need aware basis. Not a particularly above board admissions practice IMO.

https://spec.hamilton.edu/the-experience-of-jans-at-hamilton-94d9b8de18db

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hamilton accepts 50ish students every year for January admission that don’t count towards its admission stats. Those students are also evaluated on a need aware basis. Not a particularly above board admissions practice IMO.

https://spec.hamilton.edu/the-experience-of-jans-at-hamilton-94d9b8de18db

So you just upfront lied: these students count towards admissions stats. But it is exploitative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hamilton accepts 50ish students every year for January admission that don’t count towards its admission stats. Those students are also evaluated on a need aware basis. Not a particularly above board admissions practice IMO.

https://spec.hamilton.edu/the-experience-of-jans-at-hamilton-94d9b8de18db

So you just upfront lied: these students count towards admissions stats. But it is exploitative.

Not according to the cited article:

he Spectator analyzed the CDS for the 2020–2021 academic year at Hamilton, yet there is no specific data in the document referring to January Admits. The CDS instructs that Hamilton “Provide numbers of undergraduate students for [each racial/ethnic category] as of the institution’s official fall reporting date of as of October 15, 2021.” Reports from this date do not include January Admits who are not officially enrolled at Hamilton at the time. Because of how this data is reported, the 2018 Spectator article notes, “These statistics make the student body appear more culturally diverse than it actually is.”

[Anonymous]

not even close - Wes at a completely different level - Hamilton is in the trinity bates colby bucket

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:not even close - Wes at a completely different level - Hamilton is in the trinity bates colby bucket

Not anymore. Wes quality has significantly diminished.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:not even close - Wes at a completely different level - Hamilton is in the trinity bates colby bucket

Not anymore. Wes quality has significantly diminished.

This.
This thread is full of Gen Xers remembering way back when.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hamilton accepts 50ish students every year for January admission that don’t count towards its admission stats. Those students are also evaluated on a need aware basis. Not a particularly above board admissions practice IMO.

https://spec.hamilton.edu/the-experience-of-jans-at-hamilton-94d9b8de18db

So you just upfront lied: these students count towards admissions stats. But it is exploitative.

I believe the poster was referencing the most popular reporting site, the Common Data Set. Since these are technically not full time fall enrolled students at Hamilton, in Clinton, NY, they don't appear in the CDS and are "off the books"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:not even close - Wes at a completely different level - Hamilton is in the trinity bates colby bucket

Not anymore. Wes quality has significantly diminished.

This.
This thread is full of Gen Xers remembering way back when.

It’s why their takes on non-new England LACs are atrocious. Things change.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:not even close - Wes at a completely different level - Hamilton is in the trinity bates colby bucket

Not anymore. Wes quality has significantly diminished.

This.
This thread is full of Gen Xers remembering way back when.

It’s why their takes on non-new England LACs are atrocious. Things change.

This is a bit, right? I personally am a big fan of the SLACs and agree that the WASP or nothing attitude at the expense of very, very strong schools like Grinnell, Carleton, or Macalister is laughable, but let’s not get carried away. Hamilton, too is a strong school, but please save your takes that it’s materially better than Wesleyan. The schools are comparable, though I would say Wes is a tougher admit, especially when you factor in Hamilton’s NEU-like January program. And while I don’t love making a deal about this part, Wes’s name recognition is better. It just is. Drag the Gen Xers all you want, but we’re still making lots of hiring decisions out there.