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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The 2nd tier NESCAS-Middlebury, Colby, and Hamilton add in Colgate can’t beat the 2 big trends in college admissions kids are flocking South(Duke and Vandy are extremely hot schools add in SEC schools) and schools in or near attractive cities(NYC and Boston). The Midd/Hamilton/Colgate schools were traditionally sweet spot for the Waspy families from boarding schools that couldn’t get into an Ivy or Williams/Amherst. That demographic has disappeared and a more diverse US isn’t interested in $95k a year tiny schools in Vermont and Maine.[/quote]

Pretty sure you are wrong given the application numbers and acceptance rates. The boarding schools are still full, the acceptance rates are still very low and the schools possess massive wealth. The only thing that Williams and Amherst have ever had over Bowdoin, Hamilton, Middlebury, and Wesleyan is endowment size. That isn't going to change anytime soon so the "rankings" will stay stable but the second group of schools is also incredibly wealthy and the qualitative differences will remain non-existent.[/quote]

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