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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread has been very entertaining. Both sides of this CTCL debate make good points. T[b]here’s nothing special about many of these schools but I think the anti-CTLC crowd is painting with a broad brush. [/b]There are a couple excellent schools on that list. Let’s look at this from the standpoint of academic quality and rigor. What makes Williams/UVA/Harvard that much better academically than a place like Reed or St. John’s in Annapolis? If we’re going to talk about “tiers” I’d say Reed and St. John’s are both first tier schools academically. [/quote]

[b]Agree that there is nothing special about this list. You could call me part of the “anti-CTCL crowd” but I do not agree with the obnoxious “hiring manager” above who criticizes these schools because they are not well known or top tier.

I just think it is ridiculous to praise all the CTCL schools just because they are on this useless list. But it is just as bad to criticize them all.

I realize that USN&WR is not a great measure of quality, but some of these schools are ranked as high as 43rd in top LACs (Denison and Whitman) and have excellent graduation and retention rates. But many aren’t even in the top 150 and have horrible graduation and retention rates. They have little in common.

This is why the list is so meaningless. It only currently exists to collect fees from its members.
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+1  well said[/quote]

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