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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you distinguish between the LACs when they're all similar, especially amongst WASP schools? They all have small class sizes, pretty campuses, and strong academics. DD is interested in a math/history double major, but the schools and offerings are so so similar that it seems like we are just splitting hairs deciding. [/quote]

I wouldn’t restrict to just those 4 anymore than I would restrict a university list to just HYPMS but…

A few things that come to mind to learn about:

Distribution of majors, courses available, major requirements, grad requirements, feeder rates to different grad programs, region, town, campus features, facilities, traditions, alumni giving, legacy blind, extracurricular scene (including % athlete), research opportunities, faculty interests, access to airport, access to nature, access to major city, expert opinions, financial aid, health services access, faculty compensation, and transparency (eg availability of common data sets.)[/quote]

On the accessibility topic: Southwest is adding a direct flight from BWI to Ontario, CA (yes, that's California) starting June 2025. That airport is 18 mins from the Claremont Colleges (Pomona, Scripps, Claremont  McKenna, Pitzer and Harvey Mudd) and the flight time is 5 hours and 15 mins nonstop.[/quote]

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