For whom is a SLAC/LAC?

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Anonymous wrote:In MD, the other state universities other than UMCP aren't great so a LAC it is.

Which LACs? Washington college, Goucher, where are the LACs in MD? In VA?

Since LACs are private, you don't have to stay in your home state.

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Anonymous wrote:The S in SLAC stands for “selective”, not small liberal arts colleges.

My whole life SLAC meant small liberal arts college. Then I came to DCUM.

Right??! Exactly

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The S in SLAC stands for “selective”, not small liberal arts colleges.

Lol no

lol yea….

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Anonymous wrote:The S in SLAC stands for “selective”, not small liberal arts colleges.

This is correct (all LACs are small so if the "s" meant small, it would be redundant).

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LACs and SLACs can be appealing for lots of students. However... outside of Williams, Amherst, and maybe Pomona and Swarthmore, every non-recruited athlete straight male is thinking - is there a place for me here? And often the answer is no.

These are tiny schools. And the vibe is generally very rejective of straight non-athlete males. And for 17 year old boys that is a very big deal. LACS/SLACS aren't getting these guys anymore. It's a problem.

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Anonymous wrote:LACs and SLACs can be appealing for lots of students. However... outside of Williams, Amherst, and maybe Pomona and Swarthmore, every non-recruited athlete straight male is thinking - is there a place for me here? And often the answer is no.

These are tiny schools. And the vibe is generally very rejective of straight non-athlete males. And for 17 year old boys that is a very big deal. LACS/SLACS aren't getting these guys anymore. It's a problem.

You somehow got it completely flipped. Williams and Amherst are filled with athletes. Way more likely to find normal guys who aren’t obsessed with their teams at Pomona and Swarthmore.

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Anonymous wrote:LACs and SLACs can be appealing for lots of students. However... outside of Williams, Amherst, and maybe Pomona and Swarthmore, every non-recruited athlete straight male is thinking - is there a place for me here? And often the answer is no.

These are tiny schools. And the vibe is generally very rejective of straight non-athlete males. And for 17 year old boys that is a very big deal. LACS/SLACS aren't getting these guys anymore. It's a problem.

Utter nonsense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The S in SLAC stands for “selective”, not small liberal arts colleges.

My whole life SLAC meant small liberal arts college. Then I came to DCUM.

+1
I actually had not heard of “LAC” before DCUM.

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Anonymous wrote:LACs are not backup schools for state schools and state schools are not backup schools for LACs. They are on opposite ends of the spectrum in terms of colleges—students often have a preference towards one type.

LACs attract students looking for more intimate settings with smaller class sizes and more opportunities to get to know professors.
LAC students are much more likely to be seeking a broader education and state school students may be more interested in specialization. Moreover, state school students are much more concerned about career focused education than LAC students (which is why state schools will have popular majors such as nursing, education, and engineering while LACs will have popular majors such as mathematics, english, economics, and biology.

They also tend to value smaller communities and are more comfortable somewhere where they see lots of familiar faces. This contrasts the large state school where you see tens of thousands of different people.

Overall, they can be great colleges for a student seeking a tight knit, intellectual atmosphere.

+1 one of my kids only applied to huge public Us. The other only to small LACs. Both are happy with their schools.

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Anonymous wrote:My DD does. Had no interest in large state uni. We are full pay.

Why did you feel compelled to say "full pay?" That wasn't OP's question.

Maybe because many SLAC goers are "full pay" so does that mean mostly wealthy students attend SLACs and LACs?

Funny that this is a complaint only for SLACs and not the top 50ish private universities where the same holds true. There are expensive state schools (Michigan, for example), universities, and LACs that don’t really offer merit so if you’re gonna troll don’t qualify for aid, you’re full pay.

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Why would a college not prepare you work working afterwards? Then what is the point?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:In MD, the other state universities other than UMCP aren't great so a LAC it is.

Which LACs? Washington college, Goucher, where are the LACs in MD? In VA?

SMCM is not a DCUM school but it is a popular LAC option in MD.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would a college not prepare you work working afterwards? Then what is the point?

Every day at my job I research things and write up summaries of them for other people, sometimes present them orally. Those are core job skills I learned at a liberal arts institution. I've worked in finance and tech. Same skills are core to law practice as well.

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Anonymous wrote:only worth it if you can get a winning lottery ticket to the top 2 or 3 - after that a hard pass

Are you the same person who always spouts this nonsense? It’s funny actually.

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Anonymous wrote:In MD, the other state universities other than UMCP aren't great so a LAC it is.

Which LACs? Washington college, Goucher, where are the LACs in MD? In VA?

Loyola