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[quote=Anonymous]LACs are hardly "bastions of intellectualism or genius" either. They are high-touch schools for the mostly wealthy who expect to get what they're paying for -- connections, a high GPA, admission to grad/professional school, a certain amount of tolerance for youthful transgressions. Doesn't mean you can't get an excellent education in them (frankly, a smart, hard-working kid who is actively seeking an excellent education can get it almost anywhere -- though those kids are extremely rare). But the education LACs deliver is in no way inherently superior to the education that major research universities have to offer. LACs aren't and never have been a model of academic excellence. For most kids, college is getting your ticket punched. Among certain UMC demographics (East Coast professionals[/quote]
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