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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trying to understand this better. Having now toured and read, it seemed to be academically and reputationally a notch or two above WashU, Emory, Georgetown, Vanderbilt and Tufts. I mention these as comparisons as they are mid size “good” schools. Would it then be a peer school of Duke? Lower Ivies? Academically similar to the best SLACs such as Williams or Amherst? [/quote]

Your list of mid-size but good schools is looking at schools that draw more strongly within their loosely-defined region vs. nationally.  But you don't have any West Coast examples.

I don't think your kid will feel this "notch or two" when enrolled.  Kids don't spend their time finely assessing the qualifications of their classroom peers.

Small SLACs (big high school sized) are going to be different in feel from a mid-size broad university.  Especially if in a rural area where the school dominates the town.

Lower Ivies is a bogus concept.  Don't know which schools you intend to place where but the ones I guess you might be thinking of will also be a different experience than Northwestern.  Primarily because Midwestern culture is different from NYC/East Coast urban culture.[/quote]

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