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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reality is that the tippy top LAC will always be Williams.

But the top 3 LACs that compete with the top 20 will only be WAS - not WASP or SWAB or whatever 4th LAC folks are trying to shoehorn in there.

Williams, Amherst and Swarthmore are strongest and then a big drop and then Bowdoin and perhaps Wellesley and then another drop and then the next group (Pomona, Carleton, etc.)[/quote]

If you look at the raw numbers according to the CDS, then no, such a "big" drop really does not manifest in any way. Graduation rates, student selectivity, financial aid, retention rate, etc. tell me what you think makes Williams leagues ahead compared to any of the others.

US News is a historical ranking and peer assessment heavily plays a role. The top schools always remain the top schools, just shuffled around. Williams and Amherst have ranked top 2 for eternity so it's not surprising they're here again.

It's like the national university ranking- Princeton might rank #1 but many of the others in the top 10 have similar selectivity and resources. #4 Stanford largely wins cross-admits over Princeton. You're delusional for thinking there's a huge gap between any of the top 10, even 20 schools. [/quote]

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