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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]LACs were much easier for me to see where my kid did and did not fit into Than universities. Almost every single one has a personality.[/quote]

Was that personality obvious when you visited or did you figure it out a different way?

My '25 kid had very specific criteria that made it easy to narrow to a short list. My '27 kid thinks he wants a SLAC and I think that will be more difficult.[/quote]
They tend to spill their guts about it on the websites, but also, attending in person makes it very very clear.

Williams kid had an intensity to them while also being very committed to their majors-reminded me a lot of my undergrad at Harvard, to be frank, the personalities certainly aligned. Could not stop hearing "#1 LAC" from students and from admissions.

Bowdoin is the friendliest and has the vibes of a nice athletic, nature-loving student body. There aren't that many kids who think "Maine" for dream college destination, but, for those students, it is the perfect place.

Swarthmore had less of the intensity of Williams but attracted the type of person who wants to get away from the consulting and prestige frenzy at other top colleges. Much more "do it for learning sakes" than most other LACs

Claremont Colleges, specifically Pomona, had an exploratory, diverse crowd, where students gushed about all the things they do off campus before even talking about school. Students take advantage of the consortium, and it gives them an amazing amount of courses to pick around.

While none of these are antithetical to each other, looking around and talking to students at LAC's and seeing how they promoted themselves made it far easier to determine fit than any university DC was looking towards.[/quote]
I generally agree with this assessment. Williams is obviously a great school, but your description isn't super appealing. Part of the reason DC picked Pomona over a couple Ivy options was to avoid that type of student in favor of kids who are highly intelligent but more humble and/or laidback. Pomona's workload is no joke though. Bowdoin strikes me as having a similar vibe to Pomona. [/quote]

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