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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There have been other threads you can find. There are some haters.

My kid is there. I think the campus is quite pretty, and it’s actually in a nice coastal area. It’s not as well-appointed as some schools with a lot more money, like Williams or Bowdoin. It has a friendly vibe, and my kid is very happy.

They give pretty significant merit aid (or what some insist on calling tuition discounts).  I think up to about $40K a year for kids with top stats.  In my view that makes it a better deal than some [b]slightly higher ranked schools[/b] that offer no such aid (think Bates, Colby, [b]Hamilton, Vassar[/b]). [/quote]
For those who consider U.S. News rankings, 37 places would not seem to be slight.[/quote]

Dp. Oh please. Do you really think anyone cares about these numbers irl? I went to a T15 SLAC and I can tell you that no one thinks any more or less of me than someone from a T40 SLAC. [/quote]

My daughter is applying to a lot of these SLACs. She thinks that beyond SWAP and maybe Bowdoin, they basically all have the same level of name recognition. If she doesn’t get into W, A, or B (not applying to S or P) she will strongly consider going to a lower ranked school that gives her money over higher-ranked schools that don’t offer merit.[/quote]

Personally I think they all have very similar name recognition and I’m in the northeast, and hire people and work with HR reviewing people. I think these lists and ranks are a bit silly. FWIW I went to a top SLAC. It was fine but hardly the top tier academic experience that people on here seem to assume it was. [/quote]

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