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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look at the Colleges that Change Lives schools!

(chuckle chuckle)[/quote]

Okay, I'm newer to this forum. I'm only a little bit familiar with Colleges that Change Lives schools. So, for the novice, let me in on the joke![/quote]

There's a running argument about Colleges that Change Lives. One side (which apparently includes PP) thinks that CTCL is a marketing ploy by third tier schools to get noticed, and that no one seriously would attend one of these schools if they had any other choices. The other side thinks that CTCL has great advice and that students who attend those colleges (or other schools like them) are happier and have better outcomes than PP would anticipate.

It breaks down to a prestige, competitive admissions strategy vs. a holistic admissions strategy.  [b]Do you want your kid to win the college admissions game? Or do you want your kid to find a school that is a good match and will further their development as a person, in addition to furthering their career goals?[/

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Excuse me while I vomit.  The point of the CTCL skeptics isn't that the listed schools aren't good, it's that [b]there's nothing so special about them[/b] that distinguishes them in any meaningful way from hundreds of other schools with similar admissions standards other than their being in the book -- hence, the view that it's nothing but a marketing tool for the listed schools.  [/quote]

[b]For my DC who is at a CTCL school, there are a lot of special things about it that distinguish it from higher-ranked SLACs.[/b]

First, DC got a big merit aid package, which enabled us to send him to the exact right-fit school.

Second, the academic supports are tremendous, and have helped DC to succeed in ways that were not possible in high school.  This in turn has built his confidence such that every success begets another.

Third, his mentors at school have been amazing.

Fourth, paid internships and research.

Fifth, the loyal alumni network.

I went to a NESCAC and the resources there pale compared to the ones at DC's school.[/quote]

Sure.  Right.  Ok.  You're missing the point anyway.  [b]There are many, many other non "higher ranked" schools that offer ALL of the benefits that you've just outlined[/b] for your kid's CTCL school that are NOT on the CTCL list.  That's why it's a marketing ploy for those schools.[/quote]

Not really.[/quote]

Yes, really.  I went to one.  [/quote]

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