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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Safety schools for Ivy students. I don't understand the purpose of the liberal arts colleges, other than this purpose-ivy league rejects, who need a separate system to show off how intelligent they are, while signaling an embarrassing, crippling self-esteem issue.[/quote]

tremendous post - no one chooses Williams over an ivy, even cornell.  The pretentiousness at Williams is overwhelming- big big chip on everyone’s shoulder about how it’s just as good as ivy.  DC made it halfway thru tour, and we left.  Wound up at Vandy and luving life - [/quote]

Huh?  I turned down Williams for an Ivy, in large part because Williamstown was so remote.  Otherwise, I loved everything about the school and, if I were fortunate to be faced with the same choice today, I'd pick Williams. I'd get just as much attention as an undergraduate, if not more, and the students seem to be diverse and to have diverse interests, while being slightly less focused on competitive networking.

Vanderbilt would not have entered the equation, then or now.  Duke, yes, but Vanderbilt doesn't hold the same appeal.  It's super expensive, like Emory, Tulane, and Washington U, but it doesn't have the academic chops of an Ivy or a Williams, nor offer the mix of academics and fun of Duke.  It's a somewhat high-end education that lets people know your parents have a lot of money and are prepared to spend it quickly.  [/quote]

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