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[quote=Anonymous]I used HYPSM in the comparative sense against Williams, Amherst, Swarthmore since that is what the topic/posts were about.  I don't use the term myself, nor do I hear grads from those 5 schools using it. Referring to others who don't know your liveral arts college as "unwashed masses" feels extremely elitist and narcissistic. I know how excellent these schools are, and I could see the right student picking them over HYPSM, but that is not something which happens when the average yield for these schools is 42% compared to 75% at the 5 universities.

And regardless of whether or not I use the term, HYPSM do show up at the usual top 5 for a bunch of factors among their peers group- acceptance rates, yields, endowments, most rankings. The only time I've seen WAS in that position was by US News, and even then Swarthmore is in a three way tie. If you or the AWS poster (or if you are one and the same) can substantiate many distinct rankings and factors where these 3 are the consistent top performers among top LACs, I'll take back my point about it being a silly acronym. Even then, I will not back my assertion that these schools hold not a candle against HYPSM.

Sorry for typos/grammar errors, typing on phone. [/quote]

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