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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're into the best lacs- aka Williams, Pomona, Bowdoin, Swarthmore- it's just up to the student to determine what environment is right for them. Some choose Brown over Williams, but I've also seen students struggle between Pomona and Yale. It really depends on what the student wants out of their college experience. Overall, it doesn't really matter since these are the top of the top and they will end up fine whether at a top lac or an ivy.[/quote]
Bowdoin is not in the same league. Nice try.[/quote]

There are so many boosters here who try to casually insert a less prestigious school into a list of more prestigious schools thinking the association will make others think they’re of the same caliber. I’ve seen this done for Bowdoin, Denison, Richmond, Holy Cross, Lehigh, Bucknell, and several others. [/quote]
Bowdoin certainly is in the top league.  [/quote]

[b]former AO at an M7 B-school[/b] (more than 10 years ago, but I think the below still holds true).  [b]The top SLAC kids were at least as impressive as HYPSM kids, and where they typically shined brightest was their writing skills (and also leadership to a lesser extent).[/b]   I have a grandkid going thru process now and although times have changed, Willams/Amherst/Pomona were considered the top schools equivalent to ivies, while Bowdoin Middlebury Swarthmore Wesleyan were a notch below. Take it for what it’s worth, but that’s how the schools are probably still viewed by b-schooks[/quote]

Serious question: How would an admissions officer--as opposed to a professor--know about a student's writing skills ? Based on a one-time, possibly/likely coached application ?

If just comparing "the top SLAC kids" to any HYPSM educated applicant, then I agree that it is possible that a top SLAC student is as good as a typical HYPSM graduate depending upon how one defines "top SLAC student".

Nonetheless, it appears as though you have an agenda focused on promoting several LACs over Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, & Stanford. Doesn't this seem to be a bit ridiculous ? Especially when a primary factor in M-7 business school admissions is an applicant's work experience and success during that period of post-undergraduate degree years prior to applying to business school ?

The number of applicants to the top LACs is small when compared to the volume of applicants to an elite National University (which, in this case, is focused on HYPSM). The applicant pool at the LACs listed by you is even less competitive when accounting for admitted athletes which is often about 30% of each class.
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Nonsensically stupid even by DCUM standards.[/quote]

Why do LAC supporters always resort to crude personal attacks rather than address issues in a mature, thoughtful manner ?[/quote]

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