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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What are "CTCL" schools?[/quote]

An NYT education reporter coined the term, then wrote a book (maybe more) about them. They're mainly liberal arts colleges outside the Northeast. There are some posters on here who seem to live to hate them and accuse anyone who even mentions one of them of having veal for children. Yes, they may not be as prestigious as some of the NESCACs, but some crank out grads in certain fields who go on to top grad schools, etc. For example, Wooster is known for its physics program. [b]They are a good alternative for students who can only afford in-state, but may better thrive in a LAC.[/b] There are some who offer generous merit packages to make that possible. [/quote]

What this poster really means is that they're a good alternative for kids who don't have to smarts to get into top ranked private colleges but have parents with money who think their kids are too special for state schools.[/quote]

What the PP is unwilling to recognize is that not all top-ranked private colleges provide merit aid. I know a kid in at Amherst, Harvard, and Stanford, but headed to a CTCL as the parents cannot afford four years of full-pay private tuition when there are two more right behind this kid. The parents make enough to not qualify for aid, but not enough to bank roll even one kid for those four years.

Part of what this thread reveals is the parochial nature of some parents, ones who can't contemplate a world other than their own. [/quote]

IMO that's a smart kid!  They will go far in life, and definately make it much easier by not being burdened with huge college debt.  CTCL are hidden gems---perhaps not "highly ranked" by USNWR because they are smaller/less well known.  However, once you get your first job it doesn't really matter where you attended college.  What matters is what you do at the job, and for that what matters is what you actually learned in college.  I attended 2 elite schools (uG and Grad), and have never needed to use the alumni networks for employment.  [/quote]

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