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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Econ majors at the top half of schools (Williams, Amherst, Bowdoin, Middlebury, Colby, etc.) have strong connections to Wall Street compared to comparable schools[/quote]

I went to Williams and Williams and Amherst have better reputations than Bowdoin, Midd, and Colby. It's not close![/quote]

Eew.

If you are truly a Williams grad, please consider this having the opposite of the desired effect. [/quote]

Maybe you don’t belong at Williams.[/quote]

Maybe my opinion of Williams was too generous if it doesn’t instill the value of humility or plain ol’ good taste.

The best schools are respected despite random alumni displays of excessive arrogance (like saying closely ranked schools are not even close in reputation), not because of them.  It shouldn’t be beyond your education to appreciate how the chest thumping diminishes the very brand you yearn to promote. [/quote]

What are talking about? Williams and Amherst are academically more rigorous and their Econ programs (also PoliEc at Williams) are much stronger. Econ is the most popular major at Williams and the faculty are outstanding. There is also a small Econ grad program. For students who are passionate about Econ or PoliEc there is a lot to offer. And in terms of Wall Street connections, if you look at the first-year IBD analyst classes at GS, MS, JPM, etc. you probably won't see many kids from Colby or Bowdoin. If you knew anything about these schools - and their Econ programs - you would be contributing to the conversation instead of going on about chest thumping.

And I'm not trying to "boost" Williams. I don't care if your kid applies to Williams. I'm an alum, not an admissions officer. I'm responding to a statement about the quality of Econ programs at a few NESCACs. [/quote]

Econ literally doesn't appear in the title of this thread or the in the original post's question.  Your "I went to Williams and Williams and Amherst have better reputations than Bowdoin, Midd, and Colby. It's not even close!" did not qualify the claim only in the context of Econ.  Similarly, you are saying now that Williams and Amherst are more rigorous.  More rigorous in everything?  Just Econ?  Say so if that's what you mean.

But even in the context of Econ, you are indeed just chest thumping if you don't provide more than anecdotes about how your school is so much better than other elite (top 10 in the case of two!) schools "it's not close!".  To think doing is "contributing to the conversation" is misguided, because you are giving people a reason to hold your college in lower esteem, not higher.

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+1 This poster is correct.[/quote]

Tell me you don’t know anything without telling me you don’t know anything. The post was in response to a comment about Econ programs. Since you are not capable of using your mouse, I’ll do the work for you. The post I replied to was: “Econ majors at the top half of schools (Williams, Amherst, Middlebiuru, Borodin, Colby, etc.)  have strong connections to Wall Street compared to comparable schools.”

And Amherst and Williams are more rigorous in everything. Look at the quality of the applicants, the quality of the professors, etc. I can’t believe you’re trying to debate this. [/quote]

+1. No one who gets into Williams or Amherst goes to Colby. [/quote]

NP. Wow. This nastiness and arrogance is so unappealing.  You all are doing a disservice to Williams and Amherst by snubbing your noses at other top LACs. Some do chose Colby over these.  And, that's ok. Before anyone makes an accusation,  my kid did not apply to Colby or Amherst. Did apply to Williams but going somewhere else. [/quote]

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