The rigor of LACs

[Anonymous]

There are a few LACs known for their intense rigor such as Harvey Mudd, Reed, and Swarthmore, but really how much more rigorous is Swarthmore to Amherst or Harvey Mudd math to Pomona Math? Obviously, there are big differences between these hard schools and the non-rigorous top lacs like Pomona, Amherst, and Bowdoin, but do you think there are some LACs that are underrated for their rigor and intensity?

[Anonymous]

Very few LACs are anywhere near the rigor of top engineering universities. That's what happens when your school is mostly "soft" subjects.

[Anonymous]

What does rigor mean in this context? The number of hours of studying or something else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does rigor mean in this context? The number of hours of studying or something else?

Depth of knowledge and content, along with intensity of study. Golden standard for this would be Caltech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very few LACs are anywhere near the rigor of top engineering universities. That's what happens when your school is mostly "soft" subjects.

Bull crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very few LACs are anywhere near the rigor of top engineering universities. That's what happens when your school is mostly "soft" subjects.

Of course you have zero context for this statement and you are just pulling stuff out of you behind….butt whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very few LACs are anywhere near the rigor of top engineering universities. That's what happens when your school is mostly "soft" subjects.

Bull crap.

Say more, then.

[Anonymous]

"non-rigorous top lacs like Pomona, Amherst, and Bowdoin"

STEM booster, go do a problem set. Analytical writing and critical thinking are not for you.

[Anonymous]

This line of trolling is boring

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Very few LACs are anywhere near the rigor of top engineering universities. That's what happens when your school is mostly "soft" subjects.

Do you care to explain why when adjusted for size SLACs send a far higher percentage of their students to PhD programs than the schools which you obsessively adore?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very few LACs are anywhere near the rigor of top engineering universities. That's what happens when your school is mostly "soft" subjects.

Do you care to explain why when adjusted for size SLACs send a far higher percentage of their students to PhD programs than the schools which you obsessively adore?

real talent these days are building companies and implementing algorithms, not just building them.

[Anonymous]

Harvey Mudd is a SLAC now?

and .. Reed is rigorous?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Harvey Mudd is a SLAC now?

and .. Reed is rigorous?

Harvey Rudd has always been a SLAC? It has no graduate programs and is housed in a group of SLACS.
Reed has...always been rigorous. It has excellent grad school admission compared to the peer group that enters the college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Harvey Mudd is a SLAC now?

and .. Reed is rigorous?

We are Harvey Mudd
We’re one of the premier engineering, science and mathematics colleges in the United States.

We’re also unique because we are a liberal arts college. Aren’t engineering, science and mathematics mutually exclusive of the liberal arts? Maybe at some places, but not at Harvey Mudd.

We educate engineers, scientists and mathematicians who become leaders in their fields and have a clear understanding of the impact their work has on society. That’s the big picture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Very few LACs are anywhere near the rigor of top engineering universities. That's what happens when your school is mostly "soft" subjects.

Of course you have zero context for this statement and you are just pulling stuff out of you behind….butt whatever.

Just ignore this troll.

Having not attended a Reed/Swarthmore/etc I can't comment on those specifically but comparing workloads to my peers who went to those, my LAC not particularly known for intensity still provided me with plenty of work to keep me up all night. I ended up in the top 5 or so of my graduating class, so hard workers can work hard anywhere.

Maybe the difference is that the baseline is higher at the Reeds and Swarthmores of the country, whereas my peers in college could have probably skirted by and gotten Cs with lower effort than it would take to do so at Reed.