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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There have been other threads you can find. There are some haters.

My kid is there. I think the campus is quite pretty, and it’s actually in a nice coastal area. It’s not as well-appointed as some schools with a lot more money, like Williams or Bowdoin. It has a friendly vibe, and my kid is very happy.

They give pretty significant merit aid (or what some insist on calling tuition discounts).  I think up to about $40K a year for kids with top stats.  In my view that makes it a better deal than some [b]slightly higher ranked schools[/b] that offer no such aid (think Bates, Colby, [b]Hamilton, Vassar[/b]). [/quote]
For those who consider U.S. News rankings, 37 places would not seem to be slight.[/quote]

Dp. Oh please. Do you really think anyone cares about these numbers irl? I went to a T15 SLAC and I can tell you that no one thinks any more or less of me than someone from a T40 SLAC. [/quote]

My daughter is applying to a lot of these SLACs. She thinks that beyond SWAP and maybe Bowdoin, they basically all have the same level of name recognition. If she doesn’t get into W, A, or B (not applying to S or P) she will strongly consider going to a lower ranked school that gives her money over higher-ranked schools that don’t offer merit.[/quote]

I think you and your daughter are really overestimating how more well known the WASP schools are than other SLACs. Do you really think that if someone knows what Pomona is, they don’t know what Davidson is? Thats just silly. Employers in professional fields know all these schools. Are some of the WASPs better at placing grads in super elite fields like finance or consulting, sure. But that’s not the same thing as “name recognition.” [/quote]

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