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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a professor, I'd put AWS and Pomona neck-and-neck with Top 10. It's nearly impossible for larger universities to replicate the pedagogical intensity of SLACs for all four years. Stats for the students coming into HYP may be on average slightly higher that PAWS (a Venn diagram would surely show a significant overlap in terms of student qualifications among the two populations), but the *outcome* in terms of writing, critical thinking, and ability to present complex ideas to peers and faculty after four years at the most competitive SLACs would be on average higher.[/quote]

As a professor who attended HYP, I agree with this. My WASP-educated peers (+Reed) in a doctoral program were exceptionally well prepared for graduate studies compared to me. I'd love to think that it's changed, but HYP professors back in the day engaged very little with UGs. Pedagogically I agree it's night and day. My DC #1 will be attending a WASP college, aspiring to an Ivy(or +) for graduate school.[/quote]

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