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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Help me: what in the world does this kid like about Swat Williams AND Columbia. They’re all particularly distinct from one another.[/quote]

Columbia has core. My kid had these three on her list. They're pretty academic heavy. [/quote]
Core isn’t the same as a loose restriction liberal arts college and it’s honestly a pretty big amount of work: Two semesters of Literature Humanities (Lit Hum), One semester of Frontiers of Science (FroSci),
One semester of University Writing (UW),
Two semesters of Contemporary Civilization (CC),
Other Core Requirements
One semester of Art Humanities (Art Hum), One semester of Music Humanities (Music Hum), Two semesters of science classes, Two years of a language,
Two semesters of physical education and a swim test, Two semesters of Global Core courses.

This is a massive burden on your major and is not how most LACs are run (thin requirements, more seminars, intense academics).

[b]Reed, MIT, Uchicago, Pomona, and Berkeley are all academically rigorous, but I wouldn’t expect them on the same list.[/b][/quote]

I think people on this board like to see kids apply to all schools that all fit into one box. Lots of kids can see themselves in a lot of different places. My kid did apply to MIT and Berkeley, for example. And would have added Chicago if RD didn't feel like a total longshot. And ended up at Yale, which is different from those in other ways. It's a journey. [/quote]
[b]MIT and Berkeley weren't the odd ones on my list together. And UChicago makes perfect sense in that mix too. I'm not sure your point landed the way you thought.[/b] There is, however, a factual difference between doing Physics or Chemistry at Pomona or Williams versus UChicago or MIT.[/quote]

maybe your own point was a bit muddled. [/quote]

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