Is there a huge difference in prestige between Williams and Bowdoin?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they were talking about top NESCAC SLACS. Top national SLACS are definitely

Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Pomona, Carleton, Wellesley, Bowdoin, Claremont McKenna, Vassar

In terms of academic rigor and teaching excellence I would say top five are—Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Carleton, Pomona

How exactly are you measuring academic rigor and teaching excellence?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think they were talking about top NESCAC SLACS. Top national SLACS are definitely

Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Pomona, Carleton, Wellesley, Bowdoin, Claremont McKenna, Vassar

In terms of academic rigor and teaching excellence I would say top five are—Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Carleton, Pomona

This entire thread is stupid, just stupid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Midd is nowhere near the others

Sorry your kid didn't get in.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely

[Anonymous]

Williams grad here again. Hope that OP's nephew made the choice that seemed correct for him. Its certainly possible that either Williams or Bowdoin would ultimately be the better choice, but I don't think its possible to know now which one that is. In any event, if he chose Williams, I think he's made an excellent choice. It was a great place for me and hopefully it would also be for him.

[Anonymous]

Stanford grad here. I work with several Williams grads. Had to google Bowdoin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stanford grad here. I work with several Williams grads. Had to google Bowdoin.

To be sure, many students at top colleges are not culturally-educated going in; but it takes a special type to proudly proclaim ignorance post-graduation.

[Anonymous]

Eh, what can I say. D1 recruit with 1210 SAT. Whaddya expect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Eh, what can I say. D1 recruit with 1210 SAT. Whaddya expect.

From Stanford? An Olympian.

[Anonymous]

Middlebury is the Colgate of Vermont. Williams hands down most prestigious LAC.

[Anonymous]

To people who know and care (which is a small slice but matters to some), yes there is a substantial difference.

[Anonymous]

A majority of the country does not care at all. On Wall Street, either for most roles, Williams if smart enough for quant (likely not, because you’d be considering Princeton or Harvard).

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just chiming in to say I can't believe we're eight pages in and everyone is still agreeing that the top four SLACs are Williams, Midd, Bowdoin and Amherst?
Ahem - Swarthmore is always one of the top three!!!

No one said this and it’s also just not true.

Give me one ranking where Midd or Bowdoin is above Swat. USN always has AWS as the holy trinity of SLACs.

What the hell is AWS

[Anonymous]

DP, but Amherst Williams Swarthmore I think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you’re going through all the trouble of getting into a top lac just to worry about prestige, go to a damn Ivy or top research university.

They're looking for prestige among people who matter, not ethnic striver groups.