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[quote=Anonymous]For the person who hates all the SLACs, don't read the threads.

For the person obsessively comparing the quality of the the writers in the English departments: being a great writer and being a great professor are not always related. Not saying the Princeton English department is not incredible - it is. But that is not a fair comparison.

Williams is 98% focused on undergrads. Princeton is more focused on undergrads than a lot of other schools but still has a decent number of grad students who demand attention. Princeton is larger which has pros and cons. Princeton is a bigger town and has much easier access to civilization.

Williams has close access to skiing and outdoor activities - Princeton is not awfully situated for these but not the same.

Princeton has a stronger national and global name brand.

Due to Williams very small size, getting in is very much a numbers game - once they admit athletes, legacies, FGLI, geographic diversity, racial diversity, etc., there aren't many seats left for normal suburban/urban white kids. Princeton is far from huge but is significantly bigger so more seats for smart unconnected white kids. That is partially offset by Princeton being better known so getting a lot more apps, so it is a bigger pool.[/quote]

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