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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Liberal arts schools that are not ivy are NOT elite. The classes are not rigorous.  Look up what creations or inventions of impact made by UVA or W&M alumni or Nobel prizes and  you will get the picture.[/quote]

Actually, classes at places like Swarthmore or Wesleyan are arguably more rigorous than classes at Harvard. There is a surfeit of PhDs who are great teachers in this country, and not all of them can end up at ivies.

I'm not sure what alumn creations and inventions has to do with it, though.[/quote]

Arguably you don't need to attend college, just read and memorize the classics.

Yes, you can argue anything...but the first PP makes much more sense than the second.[/quote]

Only if you are stuck in 1985 and don't have a clue about colleges in 2013. That seems to be your problem. Swarthmore takes 15% of applicants. Wesleyan takes maybe 20% of applicants, I'm not sure. That's not "elite?"

(And before you accuse my kid of slackerdom, my DC just got into a college that takes 7% of applicants. Do I think Swarthmore or Wesleyan are not "elite"? Heck no!)[/quote]

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