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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Please stop. There are dozens of threads on this. The label is basically a well-thought-out marketing slogan for smaller schools.[/quote]

People like the above poster should be ignored.

I believe Loren Pope's original idea was a noble one: put together a list of colleges that are under the radar but provide a good quality undergraduate education. I think for the most part his vision still holds.

People who claim it's just a marketing ploy are usually "USN&WR Top 20" or bust parents whao can't seem to grap the fact that you can get a quality education any other place.[/quote]

Both things are true. Loren Pope coined the phrase and was indeed doing what you describe. Since then, those colleges have latched onto it as a marketing angle, and I believe, added more colleges to the list.

I went to Wooster in the late 80s. It was fine, but not some amazing experience I couldn't get anywhere else. My kid visited last year. I was surprised by how little had changed both for better and worse. Wooster does offer really generous merit aid for strong students with great stats, as do several other colleges on the list.

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