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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not at all surprising that top tier LACs are doing better than lower tier LACs. The value proposition for Oberlin or Kenyon is weak.

Plenty of people are going to choose a state flagship over a second tier LAC, this makes great sense just from a financial perspective, which the article doesn’t really emphasize.[/quote]

Except that 2nd-tier LACs like Kenyon, Oxy, Macalester, etc. do offer merit aid of around $25K per year, which brings them in line with OOS public schools for those who want/need more scaffolding and smaller classes in their college experience. My DD is ADHD inattentive and chose a small LAC over an OOS public flagship for that reason. Both would have tuition of around $45K/year but she felt she'd struggle more in a large place. [/quote]

And Kenyon, Macalester, and Oberlin are excellent colleges filled with high performing students who go on to have successful, fulfilling, careers and lives. They are not slouches by any stretch of the imagination.[/quote]

I know a Macalester kid who just got an elite firm IB internship. Smarts and hustle all the way.[/quote]

Isn't Macalester super woke? I didn't know it attracted IB types.[/quote]

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