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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My sense is that it is neither.  It's a third tier LAC comparable to Gettysburg, Dickinson, etc.  [/quote]

Your "sense"?  Facts would be better.

Gettysburg: "the majority of admitted students had high school grades of "A-" or better, combined SAT scores of 1200 or higher, and ACT composite scores of 26 or better. Your chances are best if you have SAT scores of 1300 or better and a solid "A" average"

https://www.thoughtco.com/gettysburg-college-gpa-sat-act-data-786485

Skidmore: "most successful applicants had high school averages of "B+" or better, combined SAT scores of about 1200 or higher (RW+M), and ACT composite scores of 26 or better"

https://www.thoughtco.com/skidmore-college-gpa-sat-and-act-data-786629

Virtually identical.  [/quote]

Eh, neither has a particularly good reputation. [/quote]

[b]Neither has a good reputation where?  What do you do for a living?[/b]  That's a real question, not snark, as I'm curious about the industry/hiring manager aspect.  I'm in Aerospace/Defense and never really see LACs on resumes because I'm a VP of Eng, hiring mostly sr engineering mgrs at this point, not much entry level anything.[/quote]

Exactly.  People on DCUM and IRL frequently ask about reputation, but rarely with enough specificity to make the answer valuable.  What's relevant is the reputation of the school among employers and grad/professional schools in the student's area of academic and/or career interest.  Who cares what the person [u]who sees your car decal at Whole Foods thinks about where your kid goes to school.[/u]   [/quote]

Hahha, love your response.  I"m the PP who asked the question.  Still waiting on the answer from that poster, though.  :)[/quote]

Top tier management consultancy.  We only recruit off highly selective colleges with an emphasis on those that have delivered graduates in the past who have been successful at the firm.  We need candidates that not only have the intellectual capacity for the work but also the soft skills (e.g., communications) and intangibles such as poise and polish.  We've had good success with analysts from top LACs such as Williams, Amherst and Bowdoin as well as research universities.  Whether it's fair or not is up for debate but we find that the top schools do a credible job not only selecting their students but preparing them for the workplace.  So when we recruit off those campuses we're fishing from a stocked pond and have a higher likelihood of recruiting a high-performer.  That's not to say that there aren't potential high-performers at Skidmore or the like, but the probability is just going to be significantly lower and it isn't worth our time. Hope that answers your question.[/quote]

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