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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just think people on DCUM obsess over these schools way too much. DD got into Uchicago, Williams, and Penn for economics. We didn’t even look at Williams, because it cannot offer anything at the level of Chicago or Penn. It’s a fine school and has good outcomes, but the top universities have small classes, great research opportunities, and much better funding.[/quote]
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Nice try resurrecting an old thread because you are getting whacked around on a different one. [/quote]
It’s weird seeing people think they’re more important than they really are.[/quote]

I agree. The classes are smaller and there is less competition for professors' attention but the reality is that the professors are not as impressive or renowned as they are at larger universities. For example, the professors at Pomona are not as impressive in terms of what they have accomplished compared to even the less highly ranked UCs - Merced or Riverside. UC Riverside is just 20 mins away from Pomona in terms of location but is able to hire professor who are top in their field, more so than Pomona or other LACs can hire. NYU has much more impressive profs than Hamilton. USC has more famous profs than either claremont mckenna or occidental. Tufts has more renowned experts who are profs than Amherst.  [/quote]
Why do you think this to be true? You just are loud and wrong.[/quote]

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