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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This conversation is stupid.  Same is the chronic dull as dishwater ranking threads that always pollute this area of DCUM.   Which ivy ranks over which ivy?  Which publics rank where?   Lets rank the slacs ?   If you like Wes or Hamilton or tufts or any of the others and you can actually admitted than that is great.   Get yourself an education and good luck.[/quote]

So why are you here? Because deep down inside you share the ranking addiction. [/quote]

Not really.   I am pretty solid in my analysis about why the one DC is chose is the best for DC.  Coaching issue played into it which is not relevant academically other than if your kid is going to go forward with the time and energy required to play a nescac sport (which is already way more forgiving than any D1 commitment), having it not be a poor quality experience is important IMO.   Actually avoided a higher "ranked" university for this reason and IMO it was a valid reason.[/quote]

No one is saying you must choose a higher ranked school over a lower one. [/quote]

I just think splitting hairs over rankings is a waste of time because "overall" rankings are only useful for students looking for an "overall" education which is no one.    Within the nescacs, most will provide an excellent education, so within such a group, look at the specific match to a student.  Department of the major they want, coaching if that is relevant, location if that is relevant.    I don't really think you can go wrong with most of the schools in this group.[/quote]

The problem with saying something like this is that a naive kid or parent might actually choose Trinity over Amherst because of location or they liked the coach better. There are quality differences here. Sure, Tufts vs Midd is a toss up. But they are not all toss ups.  [/quote]

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