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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Completely avoid Southern SLACs (Washington & Lee, Davidson). These schools are focused more on college societies and events than academics.

Generally mid-tier SLACS should be avoided(i.e. Sarah Lawrence). Generally these are filled with mediocre upper-middle class/wealthy kids. But sometimes very good schools are unjustifiably ranked low (i.e. Reed, Oberlin)

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Completely avoid internet morons like this. [/quote]
It's unfortunate you sent your child to W&L by just looking at the rankings, but its a school for drinking events, not academics. [/quote]

Yes mine did go to W&L. She is now in the third year of her doctoral program. Had a great experience. [/quote]
A great experience I am sure, as long as you are not the wrong race. But the OP made it rather clear she was looking for academic & intellectual environment, not social experience.[/quote]

She’s in a doctoral program. You think that’s not academic and intellectual?[/quote]
No, I don't. UIUC sends scores of students to doctoral programs every year, I certainly wouldn't classify the vast majority of the student population at UIUC as "intellectual, academic" (although perhaps they are well-grounded - W&L kids generally are not).

There are certainly intellectual students at W&L, but often they are the conservative-affiliated types. Which just makes it worse. [/quote]

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