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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The rankings can change quite a bit over time. As I said, Vassar dropped 9 or 19 spots in one year. Do you really think the school changed that much? Reed refused to play along from the beginning and is commonly believed to be a much stronger school than the ranking would reveal.
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You've just named two outliers.  This isn't common at all.  [/quote]

I named them because I specifically suggested Vassar if the OP’s child is interested in a school like Wes and, when I came up with a list along those lines of possible schools, someone responded with a ranking list. I’m not writing the long anti-ranking posts but I do think they have to be taken with a grain of salt. The OP listed four rather different schools and I asked what they liked about them because perhaps we can help with similar schools to consider and/or visit. [/quote]

This is OP. I appreciate a lot of the responses but y’all lost me somewhere along the way :-). DC is just starting his search and he is our oldest so lots of new info for us in here.

But I can answer this question, what appeals to DC. He says: small size as is looking for close knit peer community, and ability to connect with professors (DC has always enjoyed a good relationship with teachers/coaches), friendly and welcoming student body (he is a very strong student but is laid back, and his current peer group is a mix of more intense and ones more like him - he loves doing group projects and class discussions, and I know he won’t want an environment where his more laid back attitude is in the overwhelmed minority, so maybe Swarthmore will be out fast, who knows), pretty campus/settings (“these look like what I always pictured college looking like”), access to outdoor activities like hiking and skiing, strong academics in particular in subjects like econ, history and political science. I realize these descriptors can apply to many colleges and maybe don’t apply to all the ones I listed-  we are just excitedly starting this journey! [/quote]

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