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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do actually think there is a difference between the top schools and the others. We visited a ton of SLACs in the last year and attended SLACs ourselves. Obviously some of the ranking differences are arbitrary but these schools are not all the same.  [/quote]

+1.  How many students/parents would choose Rhodes over Williams, for example?[/quote]

No, they're not the same - but most kids apply to several they like and hopefully, get into more than one. 
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At many of the lower tier schools, say in the 50-100, there's about a 10% group of v. high achieving students who receive full rides or very significant merit aid.  This can be a meaningful option esp. for kids who really want a LAC but whose parents fall in the "donut hole" of financial aid--earn too much to get it but not enough to pay for the higher ranked schools.  For those kids who miss getting into a T20 LAC, getting a full-ride at 50-70 ranked one can be better than going to a 25-50 one.  Plus they usually get a lot of perks and then stellar recommendations from profs who have worked with them a lot. [/quote]

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