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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know nothing about small schools and never am going to try to learn

Amherst.. no idea[/quote]

Lol....well that says everything about you that I would care to know.[/quote]

I don't get why they are prestigious (if they actually are)

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They are prestigious because:
- They have low acceptance rates and attract a high caliber of students (entering stats comparable to the Ivies and other top private universities). 
- They have high retention rates, good graduation rates, and hefty financial resources for their size (with four of the top ten richest colleges/universities per capita in the USA being these LACs)
- They have a disproportionate representation of graduates across top fields and schools. For example, in Yale Law School (considered #1), 11 students from Amherst, a school with fewer than 1800 students, attend, compared to 6 at UVA, a school with 16,000. 6 students come from Pomona, with 1600 students, compared to 2 at UCLA with 31000 and 7 at USC with 20,000. Their graduates win fellowships at high rates as well relative to size. 
- Amherst and Williams are known for being target schools in the finance industry alongside the Ivies; they and other LACs mentioned tend to be recruited by top companies like McKinsey, Goldman Sachs, and the like
- They attract privileged students from well-off and well-connected backgrounds, being especially well-regarded in the private school circle; their alumni tend to be well-connected and established, spreading the word of their alma mater among elite circles (I believe Forbes ranked Amherst in the top 10 among all colleges for its "American Leaders" ranking). [/quote]

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