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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a WASP student here. Not really. If you look at the overall averages, the WASP schools will have [i]marginally[/i] higher stats. (Emphasis on "marginally.") But the vast majority of kids in the top non-WASP LACs would thrive at the WASP schools; and the WASP kids would still be challenged at other top LACs. My guess is that the top 50-75% of students at the top non-WASP are virtually indistinguishable from their WASP counterparts.

The best place to test this would be the Claremont Colleges. I'm guessing that Pomona students don't notice any "caliber" difference in their counterparts at CMC and Mudd, although I'm sure there are cultural differences.[/quote]
Pomona students definitely do not take CMC anywhere as seriously as HMC. Being decent at Econ isn’t the same as the rigor of a STEM degree[/quote]
Of course, Pomona students are highly varied and I'm so sure some snobs exist, but this hasn't been my DC's impression or experience. DC has classes with several 5C students and has reported that there are no obvious academic or intelligence differences. Per DC, one of the more refreshing aspects of Pomona is the lack of competition or tryhards. There's a general awareness that everyone is smart and accomplished, but kids don't seem to be walking around intellectually sizing one another up or bragging about themselves. [/quote]
This is surprising. On our tour, a Pomona student laughed at scripps and pitzer and said that’s where students go for gpa boosts.[/quote]

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