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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I believe SLAC graduates are better educated on average than graduates of research universities of similar selectivity.[/quote]

This above is not a reasonable statement.

For the class which entered Fall of 2020, the acceptance rate at the top ranked LAC was 15%, while the #14 ranked National University--WashUStL--had an acceptance rate of 16%.

Understandable that one may prefer one over the other, but the education is outstanding at both schools.

Another example based on a PP poster's comment: Emory University and Grinnell College both had acceptance rates of 19%. Highly unlikely that one receives a better education at Grinnell than at Emory.

Some students may be more comfortable at a small school without the presence of graduate schools and some may prefer the larger, more diverse environment.

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That there is some seriously muddled thinking. Acceptance rates tell you nothing about the quality of the educational experience once a student arrives. [/quote]

The "muddled thinking" was contained in the post to which I was responding. My point is that the other poster at 21:16 was making an unreasonable statement.

Constantly surprised at the lengths to which LAC supporters go to justify their choice of what are typically small, rural schools with limited choices. It is just a personal decision.[/quote]

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