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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am OP and the school is not Duke! It is a small liberal arts college, ranked in the 40-50 range. [/quote]

So relieved!  Cuz Duke would have made you certifiably insane!

For the SLAC....
do you mean ranked 40-50 among SLACs? Like DePauw?
or 40-50 among national universities? Like Tulane?

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This is OP. This is a LAC ranked 40-50 among LACs, like a Dickinson. My DC’s stats place them well in the top 25th quartile for said college they like, it is a guess but probably in the top 5-10th percentage if that data was available. Doesn’t the fact you are asking, though, mean that you, too, make some value judgment about relative colleges? [/quote]

Yeah - but I still think you should let them go ahead with the choice. I firmly believe my high achieving kid would do great anywhere - they just have to take advantage of what's available to them. So I think the same for your kid.  It's a hard pill to swallow, maybe.  A different side to consider, maybe they will get a nice chunk of merit aid at the SLAC? Then they can do great at the SLAC and have plenty of $$ saved to use for strong reputable graduate program (where high profile DOES matter in terms of quality and outcomes).[/quote]

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