The Williams Prestige

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Williams is realistically T15-25 level. Around Dartmouth.

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Anonymous wrote:Lol... Williams was NEVER on the level of a truly elite university, and the value/general lay prestige of LACs has only decreased over time.

And if we're comparing it with its peer group, Amherst seems to be more well-known.

Yes, & McDonald’s is more well known than Williams too…

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Anonymous wrote:Kinda disagree w people saying Williams is the same as the others. In my snobby old-school prep school Northeast circle, Williams > Amherst > Bowdoin > Colby > Bates . I feel like it is pretty intuitive to all of us…and I have actually heard it said aloud, quite recently. But all of these are at least in play, as opposed to some of the commensurate but totally random ones mentioned upthread. I’ve always thought of Williams as a tier above the others, though. Anyway I went to an Ivy, so no chicken in this fight.

You can drop the act, you didn’t go to an Ivy.

You most likely went to Colby and are trying for a backhand boost. There is no Northeast prep school circle that would put Colby or Bates ahead of Hamilton, Middlebury, or Wes.

Oh FFS!!!! Many graduates from each of these schools will do well.

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Anonymous wrote:Williams is a good school for the right student, period. Nothing so special about it compared to its peers.

Williams thinks they are Harvard.

Doubtful, they have no interest in going backwards.

The ego

The truth....hurts

Williams is not better than Harvard. Get over your delusions.

Well, there is the ideal-concept Harvard, and there is the actual plagiaristic, Jew-chasing, legacy-morons, Epstein-promoting, Liz-Warren-is-an-Indian Harvard.

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"The Williams Prestige"

Ta-Da!

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Anonymous wrote:Less than 1% of the population is even remotely aware of Williams. What Williams prestige? No one cares.

Agree. Most people have never heard of it. They will assume it’s a community college somewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:I think williams and Pomona are tops, but mostly bcs of the decline of Amherst. and Swat is just not where you want to spend 4 years. Bowdoin would be my pref before Amherst or Swat.

Bowdoin is just too small.

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Anonymous wrote:I think williams and Pomona are tops, but mostly bcs of the decline of Amherst. and Swat is just not where you want to spend 4 years. Bowdoin would be my pref before Amherst or Swat.

Decline of Amherst? Amherst has broken application records two years in a row. Gets more apps and has a lower acceptance rate than Williams. I think it's because of the mixed feelings about Williams' location.

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williams remoteness is a thing, but man their facilities have really gotten a lot nicer than when we looked just a couple years ago. they had planned improvements - that new museum/classroom space is going to be gorgeous - but then some unexpected upgrades: something about about the gym being closed unexpectedly (they build a new one in a year or so) and a dorm being flooded (being completely renovated). I think that's a pretty part of the world

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Anonymous wrote:williams remoteness is a thing, but man their facilities have really gotten a lot nicer than when we looked just a couple years ago. they had planned improvements - that new museum/classroom space is going to be gorgeous - but then some unexpected upgrades: something about about the gym being closed unexpectedly (they build a new one in a year or so) and a dorm being flooded (being completely renovated). I think that's a pretty part of the world

The setting is stunning but it is very remote. DC couldn't handle the prospect of the long cold season there. I can imagine how wonderful falls and springs are though.

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Anonymous wrote:williams remoteness is a thing, but man their facilities have really gotten a lot nicer than when we looked just a couple years ago. they had planned improvements - that new museum/classroom space is going to be gorgeous - but then some unexpected upgrades: something about about the gym being closed unexpectedly (they build a new one in a year or so) and a dorm being flooded (being completely renovated). I think that's a pretty part of the world

The setting is stunning but it is very remote. DC couldn't handle the prospect of the long cold season there. I can imagine how wonderful falls and springs are though.

I go to North Adams a lot bcs I work in the art world. It's a cute town with good food. I've toured a lot of SLACS. you're either okay with being in or near a tiny town or youre not. which is fine!

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Anonymous wrote:Williams is a good school for the right student, period. Nothing so special about it compared to its peers.

Williams thinks they are Harvard.

Doubtful, they have no interest in going backwards.

The ego

The truth....hurts

Williams is not better than Harvard. Get over your delusions.

Someone is insecure and butthurt. Sorry, you just can’t handle the truth.

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Anonymous wrote:I think williams and Pomona are tops, but mostly bcs of the decline of Amherst. and Swat is just not where you want to spend 4 years. Bowdoin would be my pref before Amherst or Swat.

Decline of Amherst? Amherst has broken application records two years in a row. Gets more apps and has a lower acceptance rate than Williams. I think it's because of the mixed feelings about Williams' location.

Definitely doesn’t have a lower acceptance rate than Williams. Amherst and Bowdoin have artificially low acceptance rate because they pretend to be need blind for internationals. Before someone chirps, yes they are need blind for internationals but they offset it by only admitting about 1.5% of them.

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Anonymous wrote:Bruh, it depends what you study. If you graduate Williams with a History or Music or Art major, I'm not going to really respect that too much you know?

not true - there are probably more Williams humanities grads on Wall street than econ majors from most other SLACs - it’s a special place with rabid alumn who take care of their own

Maybe 20 years ago. These days it’s pretty much necessary that you’re quantitative and have a strong skill set, which most humanities majors lack.

Absolutely not true. It helps but isn’t true. I know one NESCAC volleyball team that had 6 girls with IB internships last summer. If. Volleyball team was doing that well the lax and hockey teams are feasting.

Most athletes are Econ/quantitative majors.

That would be incorrect.

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Anonymous wrote:Bruh, it depends what you study. If you graduate Williams with a History or Music or Art major, I'm not going to really respect that too much you know?

not true - there are probably more Williams humanities grads on Wall street than econ majors from most other SLACs - it’s a special place with rabid alumn who take care of their own

Maybe 20 years ago. These days it’s pretty much necessary that you’re quantitative and have a strong skill set, which most humanities majors lack.

Absolutely not true. It helps but isn’t true. I know one NESCAC volleyball team that had 6 girls with IB internships last summer. If. Volleyball team was doing that well the lax and hockey teams are feasting.

Most athletes are Econ/quantitative majors.

That would be incorrect.

To be so confidently wrong