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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They’re either a troll or misinformed. LACs send many students to top STEM programs, and many profs at those PhD programs prefer LACs for their own kids. Having a meaningful or lead  role in a research project is often better than tidying up for the grad students. [/quote]
You're much more likely to get into a top stem research program from a research university than a lac. A lot of the top LACs have grads going to decent grad schools, but not the best. It is rare to see a lac grad going to Princeton for a math phd, for example.[/quote]

Actually, the opposite is true. [/quote]
Really? Go take a look at the Princeton math grad student page. It’s going to be very difficult for you to find an LAC grad. This is common knowledge in physics/math. You aren’t going to a top program from a lac unless you’re truly exceptional amongst the truly exceptional.[/quote]
+1, this is an underrated comment. Top lacs are nowhere near top research universities in producing students at that level of academic excellence, partially because they don't attract those kinds of students. Being in a lecture hall with 80+ students doesn't bother the type of undergrad who's going into graduate courses after their freshman year. It's not uncommon to see LAC grads in top chemistry, bio, and neuroscience grad programs, but math is not like that; there are more Oxford students currently attending Princeton for a Phd in Math than any liberal arts college. 
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