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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Students who like SLACs tend to be more introverted and academic. They want a small, friendly, nurturing environment where they can explore their intellectual curiosities. Close relationships with professors can help guide that personal journey and provide a path toward graduate school.

As for parents supporting such a choice, some of it is best fit for their child, but it is also a worldview and likely next steps to a career. If the parents work in the humanities or something related to them, they’re likely proud that their child finds value in them too. But, many of these parents are very successful lawyers, doctors, and business or government executives. For them, undergraduate school was a time of life discovery that manifested as a degree in philosophy, religion, English, anthropology, political economy, etc. A SLAC expanded their intellectual horizons and encouraged them to be interesting people. Of course, they subsequently attended a selective graduate program and have done well since. In sum, these parents differ from the average successful person in their curiosity and interestingness. They are not just their money, but people you want to spend time with.

[b]Of course, there are some parents who view a top-ranked SLAC as a consolation prize for no Ivy, but given that so many SLACs take a majority of their class ED, I don’t think this is the majority view. [/b]

Finally, there are parents who want private, but can’t afford it. They’re willing to accept a lower-ranked LAC to get merit aid. I’m not sure that makes sense, but to each their own. [/quote]

There will always be intellectually lazy people who think Ivy League colleges are the be all end all of college education.[/quote]

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