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[quote=Anonymous]Fit matters a lot more, so visit— and start early to get an informed list. Many SLAC are excellent at a few areas, but not all areas.

Demonstrated interest can matter more, because they know that fit is important.

IDK what your 5 applications for every one state U thing is about.  They have a smaller applicant pool and take fewer kids and end up with an admit rate on par with larger privates.  Smaller numerator AND denominator. Same admit rate.

ED can matter a lot. Some SLACs take as much as 80% of their class ED. Bates was on DD’s list so it comes to mind. The year before she applied, they took 80% of the class ED and had a 50%+ ED admit rate. And then like 10% RD admit rate (or lower) for the other 20% of the class— which totaled like 80 seats. They are not the only SLAC that does this.

Figure out what a SLAC is and is not. Smaller environment, small classes, campus centric (kids often stay on campus all 4 years), many are rural. May require a more broad based classic liberal arts set of classes no matter what you major in.

Figure out of you are chasing merit/ need merit or not and whether you kid is more comfortable in a midwestern SLAC environment or a NESAC environment. [/quote]

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