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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Williams is the only LAC my kid is considering, the tutorials really set it apart.  But that won’t appeal to every kid.

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The tutorials are great, but every good LAC makes it easy to do something similar, like an independent study. My third year student (attending a different school) is on their 4th at the moment, with at least 2 more happening next year. Tutorials have the benefit of being well structured by the prof ahead of time, but an independent study can demonstrate greater ability to navigate the unknown on the part of the student. [/quote]

You can do an independent study anywhere, including universities, but the tutorials are unique to Williams among US schools.[/quote]

The branding is unique to Williams. Their tutorials can have up to 10 students. So by that criteria my kid’s LAC has roughly 50 tutorials, they just call them courses.

I think highly of Williams but I have never heard of someone applying there and no other LACs simply because of its “tutorials.” Some depts, like CS, offered none this year.  Some, like Math, offered only 2. Chem offered one.

Independent projects offer more personalization, but if looking for small discussion type classes, Williams is not unique.

Don’t fall for marketing. [/quote]
+1, many colleges also have tutorial-based departments, they just don't speak of it, because the main point is that class sizes are small. DS's lac physics major has nearly all upper division courses in tutorial style. It's mentioned once on the department website, but the college isn't going to bow on its knees that it is unique in this offering. Williams does a similar thing with the Oxford program.[/quote]

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