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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Stupid red baiting bullshit.

Many liberal arts colleges provide excellent educations. It really just comes down to fit -- whether the student will do best in a small environment (with the plusses and minuses that go along with that).  [/quote]

Whose mantra is "fit" and what does it mean?  First, it's the mantra of people who are willing and able to spent tons of money on college and who are not expecting college to be sufficient preparation for their childrens' careers/financial independence.  Fit is a luxury good.  Ok, how do such parents define fit?  "Fit" is where my child thrives.  In college, where your child thrives is, for most parents, where your child gets good grades, where s/he finds good friends, where at least some of the adults in charge know and care about your kid.  Nothing wrong with those things or with paying for them if you can afford them, but they've got little or nothing to do with academic excellence.  
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I don't understand your agenda here. Yes, fit is a luxury for those top students who can a) have their choice between a slac and a flagship public university and b) afford to pay for either. The choice of fit between Cal and Amherst is indeed a fortunate one. Kids who get in to Cal or Amherst are going to do just fine in their careers.

If what you want to say is that middle tier public universities offer a solid education for middle tier students (and perhaps a good ROI for some upper tier students) you'll hear no argument from me.

If what you want to say is that there are some crappy lower tier small private so-called LACs you will also hear no argument from me. [/quote]

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