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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most graduates of SLACs have pretty dismal earnings compared to their Ivy/Public University peers. So why are SLACs throw around here so often? I see a lot of people recommend random schools like Grinnell but why would you send your kid there for a pretty hefty sum when they could go to a state flagship and be in either a better or similar position?

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https://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-Salaries_for_Colleges_by_Type-sort.html [/quote]

For some families, it’s about the quality of education - smaller classes, better access to professors (which bodes well if grad schools are on the horizon), more research opportunities with professors instead of grad students. There’s also the type of community. We are not a ra ra ra bug football family. We don’t care about sports. We do care about the liberal arts and we also want our kid to feel a sense of belonging to a tight knit community, much like the one we’ve been a part of with his private school.

For some families, and I say this to be earnest rather than snarky, it’s about class. I think some parents see SLACs as country clubs where their affluent kids will be surrounded with other kids who grew up with the same kinds of privileges. Our private sends about 90% of kids to private SLACs and I think it’s because they feel like a good fit, or familiar. [/quote]
Highly unlikely that PP from 3.5 years ago  is reading your response. [/quote]

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