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The C5 have a bit of a monopoly on smart CA kids who want a LAC while staying on the west coast. Pomona was high on my kids list but she ultimately chose to go east. They all have their vibes but are more academically similar than different. The C5 model is a special resource to those who attend.[/quote]

"The C5 have a bit of a monopoly on smart CA kids who want a LAC while staying on the west coast"- I mean, where else would they go? Reed?

In any case, it is my experience (I live in CA) that [b]most high-achieving students in CA do not want LACs, on the West Coast or not. At our well-known CA private, very few go to WASP, other than athletes. The target is almost exclusively T15 universities[/b].[/quote]. It is very true that high achieving students and parents in wealthy suburban locations are name conscious prestige seekers so would look down their nose at WASP. Most of the students that choose to attend these schools fortunately aren’t concerned with name recognition and it doesn’t make them lesser than those who attend Ivys and Stanford. In fact, it’s kind of refreshing to be at a college where everyone is super smart and accomplished but laid back and out of the pressure cooker shark tanks that most private HS’s have become. It pays dividends to do well at WASP-employers and top grad schools more than know and appreciate these students![/quote]

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