LACs are overrated.

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Anonymous wrote:Agree 3 hours in Willamstown is 2 hours too much.

Somebody's kid didn't get in. Is that you Colby booster?

First PP. No, Williams dropped off her list and she ED'd to Amherst instead. Amherst was at the outer limit of her tolerance for remote, and she is very happy there.

I’m the one who received the jab about southern schools.. during overnite, the nerd hosts took my kid to the library and flexed about how long each spent on an econ problem. Bleh. Combined with the coach basically embarrassing himself begging my kid to pick Williams and several pompous (and unpublished) professors, very easy decision to go “lower in the rankings” for a fun school with comparable outcomes

The mixing of "nerd hosts", "begging coach", and "pompous professors" into a single thread which is a triple of "non-existent stereotypes" at Williams (or other top NESCAC SLACs) was an impressive attempt. Thank-you for such an interesting little bit of fiction.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Then why do you engage? Are you so insecure that you can't handle the thought that you made a bad decision? Your kid will be fine at Towson.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Then why do you engage? Are you so insecure that you can't handle the thought that you made a bad decision? Your kid will be fine at Towson.

this is why you’re insufferable. you cope and think you’re talking to people who are dumber than you when it’s the reverse. Dunning kruger in full effect. No thanks karen - my kid went to princeton. did not give two shits about LACs which are cluttering this forum and the unemployment line.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Then why do you engage? Are you so insecure that you can't handle the thought that you made a bad decision? Your kid will be fine at Towson.

I am not going to bother trying to figure out who is talking to who. But I live near Towson. It's a perfectly fine regional state university that launches many of its graduates into competent and successful lives. And the kids seem normal and happy. Which is more than I can say for some of the "fancy" schools, including my own alma mater.

-- double Ivy grad.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Then why do you engage? Are you so insecure that you can't handle the thought that you made a bad decision? Your kid will be fine at Towson.

I am not going to bother trying to figure out who is talking to who. But I live near Towson. It's a perfectly fine regional state university that launches many of its graduates into competent and successful lives. And the kids seem normal and happy. Which is more than I can say for some of the "fancy" schools, including my own alma mater.

-- double Ivy grad.

It makes sense. They also didn't pay $90k for a school that the layman and most employers do not know nor care about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Then why do you engage? Are you so insecure that you can't handle the thought that you made a bad decision? Your kid will be fine at Towson.

this is why you’re insufferable. you cope and think you’re talking to people who are dumber than you when it’s the reverse. Dunning kruger in full effect. No thanks karen - my kid went to princeton. did not give two shits about LACs which are cluttering this forum and the unemployment line.

Someone used Dunning-Kruger a bit earlier and now you have a new toy. Your kid couldn’t pick up trash at Princeton much less attend there. Your continued engagement tells us all that we need to know.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Then why do you engage? Are you so insecure that you can't handle the thought that you made a bad decision? Your kid will be fine at Towson.

I am not going to bother trying to figure out who is talking to who. But I live near Towson. It's a perfectly fine regional state university that launches many of its graduates into competent and successful lives. And the kids seem normal and happy. Which is more than I can say for some of the "fancy" schools, including my own alma mater.

-- double Ivy grad.

I also like Towson and I attended a similar school for undergraduate school. I’ve also been on this board long enough to know that that it is particularly insulting to some of the DVM University boosters which I assume is why the PP used it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Then why do you engage? Are you so insecure that you can't handle the thought that you made a bad decision? Your kid will be fine at Towson.

this is why you’re insufferable. you cope and think you’re talking to people who are dumber than you when it’s the reverse. Dunning kruger in full effect. No thanks karen - my kid went to princeton. did not give two shits about LACs which are cluttering this forum and the unemployment line.

Someone used Dunning-Kruger a bit earlier and now you have a new toy. Your kid couldn’t pick up trash at Princeton much less attend there. Your continued engagement tells us all that we need to know.

Cope more with your overpriced shithole college you now are responsible for paying for. Keep deluding yourself that people aren't superior to you in intellect and pedigree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Then why do you engage? Are you so insecure that you can't handle the thought that you made a bad decision? Your kid will be fine at Towson.

this is why you’re insufferable. you cope and think you’re talking to people who are dumber than you when it’s the reverse. Dunning kruger in full effect. No thanks karen - my kid went to princeton. did not give two shits about LACs which are cluttering this forum and the unemployment line.

Someone used Dunning-Kruger a bit earlier and now you have a new toy. Your kid couldn’t pick up trash at Princeton much less attend there. Your continued engagement tells us all that we need to know.

Cope more with your overpriced shithole college you now are responsible for paying for. Keep deluding yourself that people aren't superior to you in intellect and pedigree.

I don't need to know where you went to school to know that you're intellectually inferior to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Then why do you engage? Are you so insecure that you can't handle the thought that you made a bad decision? Your kid will be fine at Towson.

this is why you’re insufferable. you cope and think you’re talking to people who are dumber than you when it’s the reverse. Dunning kruger in full effect. No thanks karen - my kid went to princeton. did not give two shits about LACs which are cluttering this forum and the unemployment line.

Someone used Dunning-Kruger a bit earlier and now you have a new toy. Your kid couldn’t pick up trash at Princeton much less attend there. Your continued engagement tells us all that we need to know.

Cope more with your overpriced shithole college you now are responsible for paying for. Keep deluding yourself that people aren't superior to you in intellect and pedigree.

I don't need to know where you went to school to know that you're intellectually inferior to me.

Since most schools are better than your LACs, you're right about schools not mattering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Got it - not an algorithm, but a poorly paid human who is not sufficiently familiar with American English to know that we typically write “a LAC.” I wonder if Jeff pays by the post for this dreck or pays by engagement metrics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Got it - not an algorithm, but a poorly paid human who is not sufficiently familiar with American English to know that we typically write “a LAC.” I wonder if Jeff pays by the post for this dreck or pays by engagement metrics.

That grammar will help you stand out in the starbucks barista interviews

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had to look at the date this thread began, and yep — it's that same old 2021 thread that some weird LAC-hater keeps reviving.

Once again! Different schools are great for different kids. Big universities are ideal for some undergraduates. And for many others, LACs are kind of the platonic ideal of college: small classes taught by dedicated professors, and a community where you won't get lost in a sea of students.

And I don't just mean the Amhersts and Pomonas, but even a lot of LACs slightly lower on US News's rankings can be terrific for the right undergraduate. I've had colleagues and friends who went to places like Beliot, Knox, Whitman, Sarah Lawrence, Bard, etc. who are very smart, even-keeled, happy adults who've had great career tracks. (Some but not all did grad school.)

I guess by making this comment, I'm keeping this thread alive even more. But jeez, quit the axe-grinding.

I’m assuming the anti-LAC posts are either an algorithm or some underpaid content farmer trying to dream up pot stirring content (like many of the posts on DCUM the follow the “I think [idiotic opinion]. Discuss.” formula. I can’t imagine actual functioning adults caring enough about other parents’ college choices to create a thread about it.

i think it’s the reverse. an LAC troll creating threads when people do not give two shits about LACs

Got it - not an algorithm, but a poorly paid human who is not sufficiently familiar with American English to know that we typically write “a LAC.” I wonder if Jeff pays by the post for this dreck or pays by engagement metrics.

That grammar will help you stand out in the starbucks barista interviews

Look, I get that you probably have a message per hour quota or you don’t get paid, but in America we capitalize proper nouns. I hope you guys are giving Jeff a discount.