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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes and yes (now at Williams). We encouraged her to look at a wide variety of schools - public/private, small/med/large, rural/urban/suburban, college/university. She loved many schools, of differing sizes, and in the end went with her gut, despite being accepted by what her counselor and peers thought were "better" schools.[/quote]

Curious which larger schools appeal to a kid who also likes Williams and are considered “better” schools? We’re rising senior putting list together. Thanks. [/quote]

I put "better" in quotes because it's absolutely subjective, but the other schools she got into were Pomona, Yale, and UChicago. She got into Chicago EA so trimmed her list down a lot for RD. My point was basically that the same kid can love very different schools. [/quote]

This. Sure, a minority of kids *need* to be in a particular environment to thrive at college, but the smartest and most discerning students understand that what matters is the intellectual rigor of a given school, such that once a school hits a certain threshold, the choice, assuming finances aren't an issue, should be about fit. If what you're after is a liberal arts education, there is no wrong choice when it comes to deciding between Williams, Pomona, Yale and Chicago. People who think that Yale would be the obvious choice because it's an Ivy or that universities are superior to LACs just reveal their own lack of intelligence and critical thinking skills. [/quote]

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