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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC was admitted RD to Williams and almost picked it over an Ivy.  It is a terrific college, probably a better undergraduate experience than any Ivy.  It has amazing results in terms of grad school admissions (about an 85% admit rate into medical school) and extremely strong job outcomes.  
You should visit Williams, [b]the facilities are amazing,[/b] you will see the College President walking around campus.  The town is small and very rural and that may put your DC off.

Both schools are extremely difficult to get into, Williams does have ED, Princeton only SCEA which doesn't offer much of a boost if any.   I wouldn't worry now about telling people where she went to college, the bigger issue is getting into college let alone getting into two of the most rejective ones . . .[/quote]
Such as? Everything we saw was pretty subpar.[/quote]

Sawyer Library, the theaters, the science facilities which are accessible to undergrads because they aren't competing with grad students.  [/quote]
Swayer library is just a bunch of flashy windows and swivel chairs. Not impressed.
The theaters are nothing different than what I've seen at peers.
Science facilities are worse than WASP peers- particularly Amherst and Pomona. You either haven't been to many LACs or are easily pleased.[/quote]

You sound like someone whose kid got rejected from Williams. . . .[/quote]
Oh another person who can't handle an opinion, great. I'm not wowed by any of these buildings. I've been various times to williams campus-the setting is stunning, but the actual academic buildings are fine. Plus, if you're doing a resource match up, williams is destroyed by Princeton.[/quote]

No question Princeton on resources and I completely agree most students admitted to both would pick Princeton and my own kid picked an Ivy over Williams after RD.   I just wouldn't advise anyone to make their "decision" between the two  before they apply or to do so on the basis of name recognition of Williams by the general public. [/quote]

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