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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know Amherst ranks well but I genuinely don't see how it's equally good as Williams when it comes to academics. If you go by raw academic stats (class sizes, student to faculty ratio, financial spending, etc.) Williams is the front runner. You have oxford style tutorials and some top notch academic centers at Williams too. [/quote]

All the criteria you list are very similar between the two. In fact, Amherst has a higher per student endowment than Williams. Not sure how important Oxford-style tutorials are given such small classes at both. If it were so great, Oxford University would be so much better than top research universities in the US which is not the case.[/quote]

Go to the Centennial Conference! Swarthmore has the best of both Williams and Amherst (a great seminar-based honors program and excellent academic stats) plus a better location close to a city and with better weather. It is also preferred to both Williams and Amherst head to head Parchment wise (probably in large part because of those comparative positives). Johns Hopkins is among the best research universities in the nation with more money than anyone in the NESCAC, and Haverford and Bryn Mawr continue to offer top-tier educations on beautiful campuses without having to go all the way to NE. [/quote]

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