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Anonymous wrote:2 high profile Wall St alums and couple thousand foreign language teachers grads. Never will be confused with Williams.

Don't kid yourself. Williams is special in the same way that another 12-15 tops SLACs are special. It is no better than any of them and no worse than any of them. All of them are as good or better than any school (Ivy's included) for undergraduate education.

The differences in rankings are driven by endowment size and herd instinct for the peer assessment which is why the idea that any of these schools can be granularly ranked is just flat out dumb.

I'd say that those who do make dramatic distinctions from within this group — such as, as examples, "this college will never be that college" and "buy this school, sell that one" — appear to lack an interest in academics and intellectual pursuits. And, personally, I'd say that the LACs that might be regarded as special aren't necessarily those that place the highest in the rankings.

I agree with you on this. One of my kids attends one of the "special" LACs, they are an extremely strong student and are having an amazing experience. But, when were doing school tours for our kids over the years (and attending school events) their school isn't one where I felt the most "magic" in terms of what was going on. I spent a weekend at University of Scranton and was constantly amazed at how happy everyone seemed and how active the campus was. Clarkson kids were super engaged and the engineering graduates that I have seen are top notch. Puget Sound felt like a very warm community, and one of my kids has a friend at Beloit who is having an amazing time even though they are far from CA. There were others as well. People get caught up in the rankings game and forget what is actually important.

ok which of the "special" LACs does your kid go to?

Not necessary in this conversation. They chose the school but there were many "lesser" schools (in the minds of some, not me) that I would have been just as happy seeing them attend.

why won't you tell us? that's weird

Not really...why do you need to know? Does it really matter if it was Pomona, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Colby, etc? It was one of ones consistently at the top of lists and frequently mentioned on DCUM. Are you tryin got ask about grades to determine "merit"? Their grades, ECs, and rigor had them in the running for ANY school.

You said they were having an amazing experience. That's the kind of endorsement that people pay attention to when looking for their own kids. Why won't you say which school is so amazing? Or maybe you're making it all up.

Because when it comes to the very top schools they are all amazing. How many posts do you see on here about a kid hating Williams, CMC, Middlebury, Haverford, Colby, etc.? You might find the MAGA troll calling them all woke. Or maybe the over the top Colby booster trying to boost at the expense of Middlebury but we take that crap for what it is. People say less because of people like the one you see in the mirror.

But there are many other schools which are amazing. I thought that Ithaca was really nice and it’s a great college town. Skidmore would be a great place to spend four years, Saratoga Springs is a beautiful town. The kids at St. Lawrence seemed happy although it was really remote. Union felt like a really welcoming place with a wider variety of programs and Greek life if you want it. There were many other places in addition to the ones that I mentioned earlier. My kid was an athletic recruit so we visited many schools. Don’t act like a troll, do better.

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Why are you so rude?

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Anonymous wrote:2 high profile Wall St alums and couple thousand foreign language teachers grads. Never will be confused with Williams.

Don't kid yourself. Williams is special in the same way that another 12-15 tops SLACs are special. It is no better than any of them and no worse than any of them. All of them are as good or better than any school (Ivy's included) for undergraduate education.

The differences in rankings are driven by endowment size and herd instinct for the peer assessment which is why the idea that any of these schools can be granularly ranked is just flat out dumb.

I'd say that those who do make dramatic distinctions from within this group — such as, as examples, "this college will never be that college" and "buy this school, sell that one" — appear to lack an interest in academics and intellectual pursuits. And, personally, I'd say that the LACs that might be regarded as special aren't necessarily those that place the highest in the rankings.

I agree with you on this. One of my kids attends one of the "special" LACs, they are an extremely strong student and are having an amazing experience. But, when were doing school tours for our kids over the years (and attending school events) their school isn't one where I felt the most "magic" in terms of what was going on. I spent a weekend at University of Scranton and was constantly amazed at how happy everyone seemed and how active the campus was. Clarkson kids were super engaged and the engineering graduates that I have seen are top notch. Puget Sound felt like a very warm community, and one of my kids has a friend at Beloit who is having an amazing time even though they are far from CA. There were others as well. People get caught up in the rankings game and forget what is actually important.

ok which of the "special" LACs does your kid go to?

Not necessary in this conversation. They chose the school but there were many "lesser" schools (in the minds of some, not me) that I would have been just as happy seeing them attend.

why won't you tell us? that's weird

Not really...why do you need to know? Does it really matter if it was Pomona, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Colby, etc? It was one of ones consistently at the top of lists and frequently mentioned on DCUM. Are you tryin got ask about grades to determine "merit"? Their grades, ECs, and rigor had them in the running for ANY school.

You said they were having an amazing experience. That's the kind of endorsement that people pay attention to when looking for their own kids. Why won't you say which school is so amazing? Or maybe you're making it all up.

Because when it comes to the very top schools they are all amazing. How many posts do you see on here about a kid hating Williams, CMC, Middlebury, Haverford, Colby, etc.? You might find the MAGA troll calling them all woke. Or maybe the over the top Colby booster trying to boost at the expense of Middlebury but we take that crap for what it is. People say less because of people like the one you see in the mirror.

But there are many other schools which are amazing. I thought that Ithaca was really nice and it’s a great college town. Skidmore would be a great place to spend four years, Saratoga Springs is a beautiful town. The kids at St. Lawrence seemed happy although it was really remote. Union felt like a really welcoming place with a wider variety of programs and Greek life if you want it. There were many other places in addition to the ones that I mentioned earlier. My kid was an athletic recruit so we visited many schools. Don’t act like a troll, do better.

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Why are you so rude?

Nobody was rude except the poster being replied too.

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Anonymous wrote:2 high profile Wall St alums and couple thousand foreign language teachers grads. Never will be confused with Williams.

Don't kid yourself. Williams is special in the same way that another 12-15 tops SLACs are special. It is no better than any of them and no worse than any of them. All of them are as good or better than any school (Ivy's included) for undergraduate education.

The differences in rankings are driven by endowment size and herd instinct for the peer assessment which is why the idea that any of these schools can be granularly ranked is just flat out dumb.

I'd say that those who do make dramatic distinctions from within this group — such as, as examples, "this college will never be that college" and "buy this school, sell that one" — appear to lack an interest in academics and intellectual pursuits. And, personally, I'd say that the LACs that might be regarded as special aren't necessarily those that place the highest in the rankings.

I agree with you on this. One of my kids attends one of the "special" LACs, they are an extremely strong student and are having an amazing experience. But, when were doing school tours for our kids over the years (and attending school events) their school isn't one where I felt the most "magic" in terms of what was going on. I spent a weekend at University of Scranton and was constantly amazed at how happy everyone seemed and how active the campus was. Clarkson kids were super engaged and the engineering graduates that I have seen are top notch. Puget Sound felt like a very warm community, and one of my kids has a friend at Beloit who is having an amazing time even though they are far from CA. There were others as well. People get caught up in the rankings game and forget what is actually important.

ok which of the "special" LACs does your kid go to?

Not necessary in this conversation. They chose the school but there were many "lesser" schools (in the minds of some, not me) that I would have been just as happy seeing them attend.

why won't you tell us? that's weird

Not really...why do you need to know? Does it really matter if it was Pomona, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Colby, etc? It was one of ones consistently at the top of lists and frequently mentioned on DCUM. Are you tryin got ask about grades to determine "merit"? Their grades, ECs, and rigor had them in the running for ANY school.

You said they were having an amazing experience. That's the kind of endorsement that people pay attention to when looking for their own kids. Why won't you say which school is so amazing? Or maybe you're making it all up.

Because when it comes to the very top schools they are all amazing. How many posts do you see on here about a kid hating Williams, CMC, Middlebury, Haverford, Colby, etc.? You might find the MAGA troll calling them all woke. Or maybe the over the top Colby booster trying to boost at the expense of Middlebury but we take that crap for what it is. People say less because of people like the one you see in the mirror.

But there are many other schools which are amazing. I thought that Ithaca was really nice and it’s a great college town. Skidmore would be a great place to spend four years, Saratoga Springs is a beautiful town. The kids at St. Lawrence seemed happy although it was really remote. Union felt like a really welcoming place with a wider variety of programs and Greek life if you want it. There were many other places in addition to the ones that I mentioned earlier. My kid was an athletic recruit so we visited many schools. Don’t act like a troll, do better.

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Why are you so rude?

Nobody was rude except the poster being replied too.

PP said their kid was having an amazing experience then flipped out and attacked another poster for being a troll when they asked which school was so amazing. That's not a normal response. If they are so triggered by such a bland question, why are they on the college board?

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Anonymous wrote:2 high profile Wall St alums and couple thousand foreign language teachers grads. Never will be confused with Williams.

Don't kid yourself. Williams is special in the same way that another 12-15 tops SLACs are special. It is no better than any of them and no worse than any of them. All of them are as good or better than any school (Ivy's included) for undergraduate education.

The differences in rankings are driven by endowment size and herd instinct for the peer assessment which is why the idea that any of these schools can be granularly ranked is just flat out dumb.

I'd say that those who do make dramatic distinctions from within this group — such as, as examples, "this college will never be that college" and "buy this school, sell that one" — appear to lack an interest in academics and intellectual pursuits. And, personally, I'd say that the LACs that might be regarded as special aren't necessarily those that place the highest in the rankings.

I agree with you on this. One of my kids attends one of the "special" LACs, they are an extremely strong student and are having an amazing experience. But, when were doing school tours for our kids over the years (and attending school events) their school isn't one where I felt the most "magic" in terms of what was going on. I spent a weekend at University of Scranton and was constantly amazed at how happy everyone seemed and how active the campus was. Clarkson kids were super engaged and the engineering graduates that I have seen are top notch. Puget Sound felt like a very warm community, and one of my kids has a friend at Beloit who is having an amazing time even though they are far from CA. There were others as well. People get caught up in the rankings game and forget what is actually important.

ok which of the "special" LACs does your kid go to?

Not necessary in this conversation. They chose the school but there were many "lesser" schools (in the minds of some, not me) that I would have been just as happy seeing them attend.

why won't you tell us? that's weird

Not really...why do you need to know? Does it really matter if it was Pomona, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Colby, etc? It was one of ones consistently at the top of lists and frequently mentioned on DCUM. Are you tryin got ask about grades to determine "merit"? Their grades, ECs, and rigor had them in the running for ANY school.

You said they were having an amazing experience. That's the kind of endorsement that people pay attention to when looking for their own kids. Why won't you say which school is so amazing? Or maybe you're making it all up.

Because when it comes to the very top schools they are all amazing. How many posts do you see on here about a kid hating Williams, CMC, Middlebury, Haverford, Colby, etc.? You might find the MAGA troll calling them all woke. Or maybe the over the top Colby booster trying to boost at the expense of Middlebury but we take that crap for what it is. People say less because of people like the one you see in the mirror.

But there are many other schools which are amazing. I thought that Ithaca was really nice and it’s a great college town. Skidmore would be a great place to spend four years, Saratoga Springs is a beautiful town. The kids at St. Lawrence seemed happy although it was really remote. Union felt like a really welcoming place with a wider variety of programs and Greek life if you want it. There were many other places in addition to the ones that I mentioned earlier. My kid was an athletic recruit so we visited many schools. Don’t act like a troll, do better.

I see what's going on here. You won't answer which college your kid is at that is "so amazing" because you were lying about your kid being there. You are just at the touring stage. Your kid isn't actually at a school yet. IDK why you did this but people do strange things on here. Then you were asked which one and you knew there could be follow up questions that you won't know, so you weirdly deflect and attack the person just for asking a very straightforward question.

There really isn't another rational explanation for why this triggered you so much!

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Anonymous wrote:2 high profile Wall St alums and couple thousand foreign language teachers grads. Never will be confused with Williams.

Don't kid yourself. Williams is special in the same way that another 12-15 tops SLACs are special. It is no better than any of them and no worse than any of them. All of them are as good or better than any school (Ivy's included) for undergraduate education.

The differences in rankings are driven by endowment size and herd instinct for the peer assessment which is why the idea that any of these schools can be granularly ranked is just flat out dumb.

I'd say that those who do make dramatic distinctions from within this group — such as, as examples, "this college will never be that college" and "buy this school, sell that one" — appear to lack an interest in academics and intellectual pursuits. And, personally, I'd say that the LACs that might be regarded as special aren't necessarily those that place the highest in the rankings.

I agree with you on this. One of my kids attends one of the "special" LACs, they are an extremely strong student and are having an amazing experience. But, when were doing school tours for our kids over the years (and attending school events) their school isn't one where I felt the most "magic" in terms of what was going on. I spent a weekend at University of Scranton and was constantly amazed at how happy everyone seemed and how active the campus was. Clarkson kids were super engaged and the engineering graduates that I have seen are top notch. Puget Sound felt like a very warm community, and one of my kids has a friend at Beloit who is having an amazing time even though they are far from CA. There were others as well. People get caught up in the rankings game and forget what is actually important.

ok which of the "special" LACs does your kid go to?

Not necessary in this conversation. They chose the school but there were many "lesser" schools (in the minds of some, not me) that I would have been just as happy seeing them attend.

why won't you tell us? that's weird

Not really...why do you need to know? Does it really matter if it was Pomona, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Colby, etc? It was one of ones consistently at the top of lists and frequently mentioned on DCUM. Are you tryin got ask about grades to determine "merit"? Their grades, ECs, and rigor had them in the running for ANY school.

You said they were having an amazing experience. That's the kind of endorsement that people pay attention to when looking for their own kids. Why won't you say which school is so amazing? Or maybe you're making it all up.

Because when it comes to the very top schools they are all amazing. How many posts do you see on here about a kid hating Williams, CMC, Middlebury, Haverford, Colby, etc.? You might find the MAGA troll calling them all woke. Or maybe the over the top Colby booster trying to boost at the expense of Middlebury but we take that crap for what it is. People say less because of people like the one you see in the mirror.

But there are many other schools which are amazing. I thought that Ithaca was really nice and it’s a great college town. Skidmore would be a great place to spend four years, Saratoga Springs is a beautiful town. The kids at St. Lawrence seemed happy although it was really remote. Union felt like a really welcoming place with a wider variety of programs and Greek life if you want it. There were many other places in addition to the ones that I mentioned earlier. My kid was an athletic recruit so we visited many schools. Don’t act like a troll, do better.

I see what's going on here. You won't answer which college your kid is at that is "so amazing" because you were lying about your kid being there. You are just at the touring stage. Your kid isn't actually at a school yet. IDK why you did this but people do strange things on here. Then you were asked which one and you knew there could be follow up questions that you won't know, so you weirdly deflect and attack the person just for asking a very straightforward question.

There really isn't another rational explanation for why this triggered you so much!

This post is so over the top. It makes no sense. They could name any top SLAC and you wouldn’t know the difference.

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Anonymous wrote:2 high profile Wall St alums and couple thousand foreign language teachers grads. Never will be confused with Williams.

Don't kid yourself. Williams is special in the same way that another 12-15 tops SLACs are special. It is no better than any of them and no worse than any of them. All of them are as good or better than any school (Ivy's included) for undergraduate education.

The differences in rankings are driven by endowment size and herd instinct for the peer assessment which is why the idea that any of these schools can be granularly ranked is just flat out dumb.

I'd say that those who do make dramatic distinctions from within this group — such as, as examples, "this college will never be that college" and "buy this school, sell that one" — appear to lack an interest in academics and intellectual pursuits. And, personally, I'd say that the LACs that might be regarded as special aren't necessarily those that place the highest in the rankings.

I agree with you on this. One of my kids attends one of the "special" LACs, they are an extremely strong student and are having an amazing experience. But, when were doing school tours for our kids over the years (and attending school events) their school isn't one where I felt the most "magic" in terms of what was going on. I spent a weekend at University of Scranton and was constantly amazed at how happy everyone seemed and how active the campus was. Clarkson kids were super engaged and the engineering graduates that I have seen are top notch. Puget Sound felt like a very warm community, and one of my kids has a friend at Beloit who is having an amazing time even though they are far from CA. There were others as well. People get caught up in the rankings game and forget what is actually important.

ok which of the "special" LACs does your kid go to?

Not necessary in this conversation. They chose the school but there were many "lesser" schools (in the minds of some, not me) that I would have been just as happy seeing them attend.

why won't you tell us? that's weird

Not really...why do you need to know? Does it really matter if it was Pomona, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Colby, etc? It was one of ones consistently at the top of lists and frequently mentioned on DCUM. Are you tryin got ask about grades to determine "merit"? Their grades, ECs, and rigor had them in the running for ANY school.

You said they were having an amazing experience. That's the kind of endorsement that people pay attention to when looking for their own kids. Why won't you say which school is so amazing? Or maybe you're making it all up.

Because when it comes to the very top schools they are all amazing. How many posts do you see on here about a kid hating Williams, CMC, Middlebury, Haverford, Colby, etc.? You might find the MAGA troll calling them all woke. Or maybe the over the top Colby booster trying to boost at the expense of Middlebury but we take that crap for what it is. People say less because of people like the one you see in the mirror.

But there are many other schools which are amazing. I thought that Ithaca was really nice and it’s a great college town. Skidmore would be a great place to spend four years, Saratoga Springs is a beautiful town. The kids at St. Lawrence seemed happy although it was really remote. Union felt like a really welcoming place with a wider variety of programs and Greek life if you want it. There were many other places in addition to the ones that I mentioned earlier. My kid was an athletic recruit so we visited many schools. Don’t act like a troll, do better.

I see what's going on here. You won't answer which college your kid is at that is "so amazing" because you were lying about your kid being there. You are just at the touring stage. Your kid isn't actually at a school yet. IDK why you did this but people do strange things on here. Then you were asked which one and you knew there could be follow up questions that you won't know, so you weirdly deflect and attack the person just for asking a very straightforward question.

There really isn't another rational explanation for why this triggered you so much!

This post is so over the top. It makes no sense. They could name any top SLAC and you wouldn’t know the difference.

You again? I think you missed the point. Those of us who like SLACs with kids looking at SLACs definitely know the difference and would appreciate the feedback from someone who's kid is having a great experience at a certain school. Weird weird weird for someone to refuse to give it.

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I really like that person always sneaking in Colby with WASP. LOL

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Anonymous wrote:2 high profile Wall St alums and couple thousand foreign language teachers grads. Never will be confused with Williams.

Don't kid yourself. Williams is special in the same way that another 12-15 tops SLACs are special. It is no better than any of them and no worse than any of them. All of them are as good or better than any school (Ivy's included) for undergraduate education.

The differences in rankings are driven by endowment size and herd instinct for the peer assessment which is why the idea that any of these schools can be granularly ranked is just flat out dumb.

I'd say that those who do make dramatic distinctions from within this group — such as, as examples, "this college will never be that college" and "buy this school, sell that one" — appear to lack an interest in academics and intellectual pursuits. And, personally, I'd say that the LACs that might be regarded as special aren't necessarily those that place the highest in the rankings.

I agree with you on this. One of my kids attends one of the "special" LACs, they are an extremely strong student and are having an amazing experience. But, when were doing school tours for our kids over the years (and attending school events) their school isn't one where I felt the most "magic" in terms of what was going on. I spent a weekend at University of Scranton and was constantly amazed at how happy everyone seemed and how active the campus was. Clarkson kids were super engaged and the engineering graduates that I have seen are top notch. Puget Sound felt like a very warm community, and one of my kids has a friend at Beloit who is having an amazing time even though they are far from CA. There were others as well. People get caught up in the rankings game and forget what is actually important.

ok which of the "special" LACs does your kid go to?

Not necessary in this conversation. They chose the school but there were many "lesser" schools (in the minds of some, not me) that I would have been just as happy seeing them attend.

why won't you tell us? that's weird

Not really...why do you need to know? Does it really matter if it was Pomona, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Colby, etc? It was one of ones consistently at the top of lists and frequently mentioned on DCUM. Are you tryin got ask about grades to determine "merit"? Their grades, ECs, and rigor had them in the running for ANY school.

You said they were having an amazing experience. That's the kind of endorsement that people pay attention to when looking for their own kids. Why won't you say which school is so amazing? Or maybe you're making it all up.

Because when it comes to the very top schools they are all amazing. How many posts do you see on here about a kid hating Williams, CMC, Middlebury, Haverford, Colby, etc.? You might find the MAGA troll calling them all woke. Or maybe the over the top Colby booster trying to boost at the expense of Middlebury but we take that crap for what it is. People say less because of people like the one you see in the mirror.

But there are many other schools which are amazing. I thought that Ithaca was really nice and it’s a great college town. Skidmore would be a great place to spend four years, Saratoga Springs is a beautiful town. The kids at St. Lawrence seemed happy although it was really remote. Union felt like a really welcoming place with a wider variety of programs and Greek life if you want it. There were many other places in addition to the ones that I mentioned earlier. My kid was an athletic recruit so we visited many schools. Don’t act like a troll, do better.

I see what's going on here. You won't answer which college your kid is at that is "so amazing" because you were lying about your kid being there. You are just at the touring stage. Your kid isn't actually at a school yet. IDK why you did this but people do strange things on here. Then you were asked which one and you knew there could be follow up questions that you won't know, so you weirdly deflect and attack the person just for asking a very straightforward question.

There really isn't another rational explanation for why this triggered you so much!

This post is so over the top. It makes no sense. They could name any top SLAC and you wouldn’t know the difference.

You again? I think you missed the point. Those of us who like SLACs with kids looking at SLACs definitely know the difference and would appreciate the feedback from someone who's kid is having a great experience at a certain school. Weird weird weird for someone to refuse to give it.

I have a kid at Hamilton, will you please just stop.

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Anonymous wrote:2 high profile Wall St alums and couple thousand foreign language teachers grads. Never will be confused with Williams.

Don't kid yourself. Williams is special in the same way that another 12-15 tops SLACs are special. It is no better than any of them and no worse than any of them. All of them are as good or better than any school (Ivy's included) for undergraduate education.

The differences in rankings are driven by endowment size and herd instinct for the peer assessment which is why the idea that any of these schools can be granularly ranked is just flat out dumb.

I'd say that those who do make dramatic distinctions from within this group — such as, as examples, "this college will never be that college" and "buy this school, sell that one" — appear to lack an interest in academics and intellectual pursuits. And, personally, I'd say that the LACs that might be regarded as special aren't necessarily those that place the highest in the rankings.

I agree with you on this. One of my kids attends one of the "special" LACs, they are an extremely strong student and are having an amazing experience. But, when were doing school tours for our kids over the years (and attending school events) their school isn't one where I felt the most "magic" in terms of what was going on. I spent a weekend at University of Scranton and was constantly amazed at how happy everyone seemed and how active the campus was. Clarkson kids were super engaged and the engineering graduates that I have seen are top notch. Puget Sound felt like a very warm community, and one of my kids has a friend at Beloit who is having an amazing time even though they are far from CA. There were others as well. People get caught up in the rankings game and forget what is actually important.

ok which of the "special" LACs does your kid go to?

Not necessary in this conversation. They chose the school but there were many "lesser" schools (in the minds of some, not me) that I would have been just as happy seeing them attend.

why won't you tell us? that's weird

Not really...why do you need to know? Does it really matter if it was Pomona, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Colby, etc? It was one of ones consistently at the top of lists and frequently mentioned on DCUM. Are you tryin got ask about grades to determine "merit"? Their grades, ECs, and rigor had them in the running for ANY school.

You said they were having an amazing experience. That's the kind of endorsement that people pay attention to when looking for their own kids. Why won't you say which school is so amazing? Or maybe you're making it all up.

Because when it comes to the very top schools they are all amazing. How many posts do you see on here about a kid hating Williams, CMC, Middlebury, Haverford, Colby, etc.? You might find the MAGA troll calling them all woke. Or maybe the over the top Colby booster trying to boost at the expense of Middlebury but we take that crap for what it is. People say less because of people like the one you see in the mirror.

But there are many other schools which are amazing. I thought that Ithaca was really nice and it’s a great college town. Skidmore would be a great place to spend four years, Saratoga Springs is a beautiful town. The kids at St. Lawrence seemed happy although it was really remote. Union felt like a really welcoming place with a wider variety of programs and Greek life if you want it. There were many other places in addition to the ones that I mentioned earlier. My kid was an athletic recruit so we visited many schools. Don’t act like a troll, do better.

I see what's going on here. You won't answer which college your kid is at that is "so amazing" because you were lying about your kid being there. You are just at the touring stage. Your kid isn't actually at a school yet. IDK why you did this but people do strange things on here. Then you were asked which one and you knew there could be follow up questions that you won't know, so you weirdly deflect and attack the person just for asking a very straightforward question.

There really isn't another rational explanation for why this triggered you so much!

This post is so over the top. It makes no sense. They could name any top SLAC and you wouldn’t know the difference.

You again? I think you missed the point. Those of us who like SLACs with kids looking at SLACs definitely know the difference and would appreciate the feedback from someone who's kid is having a great experience at a certain school. Weird weird weird for someone to refuse to give it.

I have a kid at Hamilton, will you please just stop.

Now why was that so hard? It only took asking what 5 times.

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Anonymous wrote:I really like that person always sneaking in Colby with WASP. LOL

The Colby booster is almost as amusing as the Colgate booster. But they need a tagline like the "pipeline to the street" to be in the same league.

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The female President of Carleton seems very good, and is popular.

The President at Haverford seems less popular.

CMC is losing a good one and will be in a wait-and-see period with the William Lee guy coming on.

Wesleyan's Pres is pretty high profile.

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Anonymous wrote:2 high profile Wall St alums and couple thousand foreign language teachers grads. Never will be confused with Williams.

Don't kid yourself. Williams is special in the same way that another 12-15 tops SLACs are special. It is no better than any of them and no worse than any of them. All of them are as good or better than any school (Ivy's included) for undergraduate education.

The differences in rankings are driven by endowment size and herd instinct for the peer assessment which is why the idea that any of these schools can be granularly ranked is just flat out dumb.

I'd say that those who do make dramatic distinctions from within this group — such as, as examples, "this college will never be that college" and "buy this school, sell that one" — appear to lack an interest in academics and intellectual pursuits. And, personally, I'd say that the LACs that might be regarded as special aren't necessarily those that place the highest in the rankings.

I agree with you on this. One of my kids attends one of the "special" LACs, they are an extremely strong student and are having an amazing experience. But, when were doing school tours for our kids over the years (and attending school events) their school isn't one where I felt the most "magic" in terms of what was going on. I spent a weekend at University of Scranton and was constantly amazed at how happy everyone seemed and how active the campus was. Clarkson kids were super engaged and the engineering graduates that I have seen are top notch. Puget Sound felt like a very warm community, and one of my kids has a friend at Beloit who is having an amazing time even though they are far from CA. There were others as well. People get caught up in the rankings game and forget what is actually important.

ok which of the "special" LACs does your kid go to?

Not necessary in this conversation. They chose the school but there were many "lesser" schools (in the minds of some, not me) that I would have been just as happy seeing them attend.

why won't you tell us? that's weird

Not really...why do you need to know? Does it really matter if it was Pomona, Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore, Bowdoin, Colby, etc? It was one of ones consistently at the top of lists and frequently mentioned on DCUM. Are you tryin got ask about grades to determine "merit"? Their grades, ECs, and rigor had them in the running for ANY school.

You said they were having an amazing experience. That's the kind of endorsement that people pay attention to when looking for their own kids. Why won't you say which school is so amazing? Or maybe you're making it all up.

Because when it comes to the very top schools they are all amazing. How many posts do you see on here about a kid hating Williams, CMC, Middlebury, Haverford, Colby, etc.? You might find the MAGA troll calling them all woke. Or maybe the over the top Colby booster trying to boost at the expense of Middlebury but we take that crap for what it is. People say less because of people like the one you see in the mirror.

But there are many other schools which are amazing. I thought that Ithaca was really nice and it’s a great college town. Skidmore would be a great place to spend four years, Saratoga Springs is a beautiful town. The kids at St. Lawrence seemed happy although it was really remote. Union felt like a really welcoming place with a wider variety of programs and Greek life if you want it. There were many other places in addition to the ones that I mentioned earlier. My kid was an athletic recruit so we visited many schools. Don’t act like a troll, do better.

I see what's going on here. You won't answer which college your kid is at that is "so amazing" because you were lying about your kid being there. You are just at the touring stage. Your kid isn't actually at a school yet. IDK why you did this but people do strange things on here. Then you were asked which one and you knew there could be follow up questions that you won't know, so you weirdly deflect and attack the person just for asking a very straightforward question.

There really isn't another rational explanation for why this triggered you so much!

This post is so over the top. It makes no sense. They could name any top SLAC and you wouldn’t know the difference.

You again? I think you missed the point. Those of us who like SLACs with kids looking at SLACs definitely know the difference and would appreciate the feedback from someone who's kid is having a great experience at a certain school. Weird weird weird for someone to refuse to give it.

I have a kid at Hamilton, will you please just stop.

Nice.

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Anonymous wrote:When I think Colby, I think admissions shenanigans, confidential CDS, big spending on splashy projects to gain attention. I don't think solid school with deep, sustained intellectual energy. I feel bad for all the boosters, whose desperation just confirms what all the skeptics are thinking.

Agree, I see Colby playing little games like UChicago (ED0, etc and the back room side conversations with certain private schools) and Northeastern to make their selectivity numbers look good. Kind of a turn off TBH

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The new president of Colorado College seems dynamic and engaged. She's a very good communicator.