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My son will start a SLAC in the fall. Your son will likely really have a stronger sense of where he wants to go after your campus visits. He should, if he really knows where he wants to attend as you approach the final leg of the application process, discuss the pro's and con's of Early Decision.

I do not understand the culture's obsession with Ivies. I just don't. What matters out in the world is not the degree, but the combination of skills and likability and luck along the way. I've been underwhelmed by some Ivy colleagues. In fact some of the most impressive people I've met as an adult are folks who did SLAC undergrad then Ivy grad. What I detest is Ivy snobbery among some Ivy alum -- emphasis on some. It can be insidious. [/quote]

It's only a sub-culture that is obsessed with Ivies.  A lot of Ivy grads will tell you that they recoil when asked where they went to school, because they know that even the manner in which they respond will be subjected to after-the-fact scrutiny and that all sorts of assumptions may follow.

In some instances, it is only the name of the school that matters to students/families making a decision.  In others, an Ivy may have a program that a SLAC does not offer.  Location is also a factor; apart from Cornell and Dartmouth, the Ivies tend to be more accessible by public transit than many well-known SLACs.  You can easily get a flight or train to most, whereas it may be a long trip by bus and/or car to get from this area to many SLACs.  [/quote]

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