LACs that aren’t super liberal or preppy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In the NYC area, Skidmore is just as well known as Bates.

That is pretty limiting. I am from the Midwest and I am aware of Skidmore but Bates is regarded as a better school and most people probably haven’t heard of Skidmore.

“Most people” haven’t heard of either, by a wide margin. Both great and I’ll let you argue which one is better, but outside of a very small geography and people in academia very few have heard of small LACs. Amherst maybe? I guess the service academies, if those count. But Williams or Bates or Swarthmore? Williams will more likely get you a “Williams and Mary?” than any sign of recognition.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the NYC area, Skidmore is just as well known as Bates.

That is pretty limiting. I am from the Midwest and I am aware of Skidmore but Bates is regarded as a better school and most people probably haven’t heard of Skidmore.

“Most people” haven’t heard of either, by a wide margin. Both great and I’ll let you argue which one is better, but outside of a very small geography and people in academia very few have heard of small LACs. Amherst maybe? I guess the service academies, if those count. But Williams or Bates or Swarthmore? Williams will more likely get you a “Williams and Mary?” than any sign of recognition.

I dont think this is correct. I think you would be hard pressed to find a senior at our typical suburban public high school who does not know of Williams.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In the NYC area, Skidmore is just as well known as Bates.

That is pretty limiting. I am from the Midwest and I am aware of Skidmore but Bates is regarded as a better school and most people probably haven’t heard of Skidmore.

“Most people” haven’t heard of either, by a wide margin. Both great and I’ll let you argue which one is better, but outside of a very small geography and people in academia very few have heard of small LACs. Amherst maybe? I guess the service academies, if those count. But Williams or Bates or Swarthmore? Williams will more likely get you a “Williams and Mary?” than any sign of recognition.

I dont think this is correct. I think you would be hard pressed to find a senior at our typical suburban public high school who does not know of Williams.

Where, pray tell, is this “typical” high school? Bethesda? Great Falls? Not remotely a representative sample of high school kids nationwide. And do you seriously think that high school seniors in the throes of college admissions correlate to the larger society? ~facepalm~

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP all I can say is do it soon. The SJW thing at LACs is not helpful unless you want to: teach in under privileged area, work fir a non profit, or don’t need to work at all.

By all means, let's take college selection advice from the poster who can't write a coherent English sentence.

Are you in DC for the MAGA coup attempt?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP all I can say is do it soon. The SJW thing at LACs is not helpful unless you want to: teach in under privileged area, work fir a non profit, or don’t need to work at all.

By all means, let's take college selection advice from the poster who can't write a coherent English sentence.

Are you in DC for the MAGA coup attempt?

I'm the founder/owner of a tech company. Because of connections I made years ago when I was part of a startup CEO networking group, my social media feeds include many of my CEO peers, including many whose firms have grown much larger in the years since we met. I keep my (extremely liberal) politics out of all my professional interactions, but many of my peers do not. The number of tech CEOs who are extremely concerned with social issues, looking to meaningfully support diversity and extremely supportive of social justice activism is quite surprising even to me, a die hard liberal. Many of these folks issued statements yesterday paralelling the National Association of Manufacturers, who called for the 25th to be invoked. Moreover, there is a great deal of awareness that top tech talent is increasingly social justice focused (just look at what's been going on with Google and Timnit Gebru).

My technology work also brings me in contact with people in the renewable energy industry, and the same concerns apply there.

Hell, investors at Exxon Mobil are in revolt due to the company's insufficient commitment to confronting climate change.

PP above deriding "the SJW thing at LACs" is absolutely out of touch with the business climate in the industries that will dominate the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP all I can say is do it soon. The SJW thing at LACs is not helpful unless you want to: teach in under privileged area, work fir a non profit, or don’t need to work at all.

By all means, let's take college selection advice from the poster who can't write a coherent English sentence.

Are you in DC for the MAGA coup attempt?

I'm the founder/owner of a tech company. Because of connections I made years ago when I was part of a startup CEO networking group, my social media feeds include many of my CEO peers, including many whose firms have grown much larger in the years since we met. I keep my (extremely liberal) politics out of all my professional interactions, but many of my peers do not. The number of tech CEOs who are extremely concerned with social issues, looking to meaningfully support diversity and extremely supportive of social justice activism is quite surprising even to me, a die hard liberal. Many of these folks issued statements yesterday paralelling the National Association of Manufacturers, who called for the 25th to be invoked. Moreover, there is a great deal of awareness that top tech talent is increasingly social justice focused (just look at what's been going on with Google and Timnit Gebru).

My technology work also brings me in contact with people in the renewable energy industry, and the same concerns apply there.

Hell, investors at Exxon Mobil are in revolt due to the company's insufficient commitment to confronting climate change.

PP above deriding "the SJW thing at LACs" is absolutely out of touch with the business climate in the industries that will dominate the future.

100% agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP all I can say is do it soon. The SJW thing at LACs is not helpful unless you want to: teach in under privileged area, work fir a non profit, or don’t need to work at all.

By all means, let's take college selection advice from the poster who can't write a coherent English sentence.

Are you in DC for the MAGA coup attempt?

I'm the founder/owner of a tech company. Because of connections I made years ago when I was part of a startup CEO networking group, my social media feeds include many of my CEO peers, including many whose firms have grown much larger in the years since we met. I keep my (extremely liberal) politics out of all my professional interactions, but many of my peers do not. The number of tech CEOs who are extremely concerned with social issues, looking to meaningfully support diversity and extremely supportive of social justice activism is quite surprising even to me, a die hard liberal. Many of these folks issued statements yesterday paralelling the National Association of Manufacturers, who called for the 25th to be invoked. Moreover, there is a great deal of awareness that top tech talent is increasingly social justice focused (just look at what's been going on with Google and Timnit Gebru).

My technology work also brings me in contact with people in the renewable energy industry, and the same concerns apply there.

Hell, investors at Exxon Mobil are in revolt due to the company's insufficient commitment to confronting climate change.

PP above deriding "the SJW thing at LACs" is absolutely out of touch with the business climate in the industries that will dominate the future.

Or maybe some kids just want to go to college to learn, meet people and have a healthy debate regarding many issues. Not everyone likes only one-sided uber liberal political points of view rammed down their throat with their every thought, every breath, every moment they are on campus without respect for any dissenting opinion regardless of how liberal overall they are. Some people are just not political to that degree and don't live it 24/7 and interject it into every single thing that interests them.

[Anonymous]

What about Williams? How liberal and/or preppy is it?

[Anonymous]

The OP's kid won't get into many of these schools like Williams with a 31 ACT and a 3.4.

[Anonymous]

Almost any LAC in the south is more conservative. There are so many it is easier to list the select few which aren't, like Warren Wilson in NC.

[Anonymous]

Np. My dd is a freshman at a small lac and is also thinking about transferring. She is a Dem but moderate and says everyone she meets at school loves Bernie and she is not a fan. She likes the academics at her school and thinks they are unique to her school but I think she can get a good education lots of places. She doesn’t want to go to a bigger school bc she doesn’t want to be in 100 person classes but there has to be a happy medium.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Np. My dd is a freshman at a small lac and is also thinking about transferring. She is a Dem but moderate and says everyone she meets at school loves Bernie and she is not a fan. She likes the academics at her school and thinks they are unique to her school but I think she can get a good education lots of places. She doesn’t want to go to a bigger school bc she doesn’t want to be in 100 person classes but there has to be a happy medium.

Read through this thread. Lots of good options listed. GL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Np. My dd is a freshman at a small lac and is also thinking about transferring. She is a Dem but moderate and says everyone she meets at school loves Bernie and she is not a fan. She likes the academics at her school and thinks they are unique to her school but I think she can get a good education lots of places. She doesn’t want to go to a bigger school bc she doesn’t want to be in 100 person classes but there has to be a happy medium.

This seems like a ridiculous reason to transfer. Is there some other reason she wants to leave?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP all I can say is do it soon. The SJW thing at LACs is not helpful unless you want to: teach in under privileged area, work fir a non profit, or don’t need to work at all.

By all means, let's take college selection advice from the poster who can't write a coherent English sentence.

Are you in DC for the MAGA coup attempt?

I'm the founder/owner of a tech company. Because of connections I made years ago when I was part of a startup CEO networking group, my social media feeds include many of my CEO peers, including many whose firms have grown much larger in the years since we met. I keep my (extremely liberal) politics out of all my professional interactions, but many of my peers do not. The number of tech CEOs who are extremely concerned with social issues, looking to meaningfully support diversity and extremely supportive of social justice activism is quite surprising even to me, a die hard liberal. Many of these folks issued statements yesterday paralelling the National Association of Manufacturers, who called for the 25th to be invoked. Moreover, there is a great deal of awareness that top tech talent is increasingly social justice focused (just look at what's been going on with Google and Timnit Gebru).

My technology work also brings me in contact with people in the renewable energy industry, and the same concerns apply there.

Hell, investors at Exxon Mobil are in revolt due to the company's insufficient commitment to confronting climate change.

PP above deriding "the SJW thing at LACs" is absolutely out of touch with the business climate in the industries that will dominate the future.

Or maybe some kids just want to go to college to learn, meet people and have a healthy debate regarding many issues. Not everyone likes only one-sided uber liberal political points of view rammed down their throat with their every thought, every breath, every moment they are on campus without respect for any dissenting opinion regardless of how liberal overall they are. Some people are just not political to that degree and don't live it 24/7 and interject it into every single thing that interests them.

You are totally missing this poster’s point, which was made in response to comments that this type of education is only useful for people who want to go into teaching or nonprofits.