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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Amherst grad here.  Academics by far dominates over athletics.  Not even close.  Hell, the a capella group at Amherst is more popular than the athletic teams.  [/quote]

One of my coworkers graduated from Amherst in 2018 and he regretted going there because of the  cost.  He didn't get any discount and had to pay in-full.  He graduated with 150K in student loan debt for a bachelor degree.  He is currently making about 90K/year with a monthly payment of 1,800 in student loans. He could have gotten the same degree from UVA for less than the cost and without student loans.
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A lot of anecdotal accounts. Some like it, and some don't. True for all colleges. Just do your best to find the best fit. Granted, it may be a leap of faith in some cases but most students adapt - its a part of life. [/quote]

Very reasonable perspective.

The way that I view this thread is that it is not to condemn elite SLACs such as Amherst, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Williams, etc, but that it is to inform those who have the option to attend one or more of these outstanding academic institutions. This is important  for a variety of reasons: college is a huge investment of time & money at a very sensitive & formative time for most, and students admitted to any of these super elite SLACs may have other options that include top 25 National Universities.

No college or university is perfect. But, for most, these four years of undergraduate study have a life-long effect.

Maybe this is not fair, but if a student does not fit-in at an LAC, I tend to blame the school culture whereas if a student does not fit in at a National University, I blame the student. Why ? Because size matters with respect to options.[/quote]

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