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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wesleyan offered my middle-class kid much better financial aid than the robustly endowed Yale, Dartmouth, Penn, or WashU, for which I'll be forever grateful. My impression is that the buildings aren't as nice as richer schools, but Wes spends its money on the things that matter, such as financial aid and top-level professors. Vibe/culture-wise, it's not for everyone, but the educational quality is fantastic. (My kid ended up on the West Coast, but I wouldn't have objected if they had picked Wes.) That said, while I agree with OP that Wes is great, I think OP's premise--Wes is superior to better-ranked LACs--is flawed. I think all the top LACs, Wes included, offer something unique. People here are too fixated on ordinal rankings and abstract notions of prestige.[/quote] +100 I feel the same way about Wes (and the ranking of top SLACs) even though my kid ended up choosing a different NESCAC in the end.[/quote]
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