Changes in LACs

[Anonymous]

A majority of LACs will not experience the endowment tax and have not experienced many research cuts from the government. They seem like they could gain a bit of popularity if they invest in student experience. What LACs do you see rising/have continued to rise? For example, some people think Pomona is Williams and Amherst level, which is REALLY surprising, since it was a party school for dolts when I was applying to college!

[Anonymous]

Reed could see a real rise. The college is finally improving its retention and graduation issues, the school is in a beautiful location, and the faculty continue to be extremely strong while also improving its endowment.

[Anonymous]

Denison has seen a tremendous increase in applicants and popularity. It's the next Williams!

[Anonymous]

Denison
Furman
Davidson
Rhodes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Denison has seen a tremendous increase in applicants and popularity. It's the next Williams!

No just no. Anytime there’s a LAC post, some Denison booster can’t help but post. Sorry but your grads are just not that impressive when interviewing them.

[Anonymous]

Pomona
Claremont McKenna
Wesleyan
Vassar
Haverford
are the schools I see on the rise right now. Wesleyan has invested a ton into new campus resources that go understated on DCUM. Vassar's rank has shot up, and it has improved its financial aid. Haverford will hopefully reel in since its days when its rigor was seen as on the level or even harder than Swarthmore.

[Anonymous]

W&L is now need-blind and full needs met thanks to a generous donation last year. In addition, they give almost 10% of its class a full-ride merit scholarship with additional summer funding. I think it will continue to grow in popularity despite all the negativity on this board.

[Anonymous]

You people REALLY need to get a hobby.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pomona
Claremont McKenna
Wesleyan
Vassar
Haverford
are the schools I see on the rise right now. Wesleyan has invested a ton into new campus resources that go understated on DCUM. Vassar's rank has shot up, and it has improved its financial aid. Haverford will hopefully reel in since its days when its rigor was seen as on the level or even harder than Swarthmore.

Wesleyan's endowment will be subject to tax.

It has a total of 3,253 students, including undergraduate and graduate students. Specifically, there are 3,069 undergraduate students and 184 graduate students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pomona
Claremont McKenna
Wesleyan
Vassar
Haverford
are the schools I see on the rise right now. Wesleyan has invested a ton into new campus resources that go understated on DCUM. Vassar's rank has shot up, and it has improved its financial aid. Haverford will hopefully reel in since its days when its rigor was seen as on the level or even harder than Swarthmore.

Wesleyan's endowment will be subject to tax.

It has a total of 3,253 students, including undergraduate and graduate students. Specifically, there are 3,069 undergraduate students and 184 graduate students.

It's for 3000+ tuition paying students. If Wes gives more students aid or admits more Pell grant students, they'll fall below the 3000 threshold and not pay the extra tax. Better they use it on needy students, and not just give to government.

[Anonymous]

I think more LACs need to strengthen in engineering and CS in order to rise in popularity.

Harvey Mudd is well positioned to rise. And other STEM-oriented LACs like Carleton. Swarthmore too. Wes is also strong in STEM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pomona
Claremont McKenna
Wesleyan
Vassar
Haverford
are the schools I see on the rise right now. Wesleyan has invested a ton into new campus resources that go understated on DCUM. Vassar's rank has shot up, and it has improved its financial aid. Haverford will hopefully reel in since its days when its rigor was seen as on the level or even harder than Swarthmore.

Wesleyan's endowment will be subject to tax.

It has a total of 3,253 students, including undergraduate and graduate students. Specifically, there are 3,069 undergraduate students and 184 graduate students.

The projection is that Wesleyan’s total endowment tax over the next five years combined will be $1 million. It doesn’t have a particularly large endowment. So you don’t need to cry about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Denison has seen a tremendous increase in applicants and popularity. It's the next Williams! [/quote


LOL. A Denison parent perhaps?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A majority of LACs will not experience the endowment tax and have not experienced many research cuts from the government. They seem like they could gain a bit of popularity if they invest in student experience. What LACs do you see rising/have continued to rise? For example, some people think Pomona is Williams and Amherst level, which is REALLY surprising, since it was a party school for dolts when I was applying to college!

How old are you? I applied to college in 1995 and it was a desirable school then for smart kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think more LACs need to strengthen in engineering and CS in order to rise in popularity.

Harvey Mudd is well positioned to rise. And other STEM-oriented LACs like Carleton. Swarthmore too. Wes is also strong in STEM.

Way too behind. Starting a school in engineering right now is completely useless- you can never have enough faculty for specialities nor get the research funding/grants that top universities and state schools have. Both mudd and swarthmore hardly have that many engineering majors compared to cs or math. LACs have a niche, and that niche is served well. For every lac, you run the issue that there a finite amount of lab space and research funding you can spend on STEM.