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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were seriously interested in liberal arts colleges. I found their faculty in CS and STEM to be second rate (look at how many CS faculty they have).
I know research is not its main focus.. then what’s the difference from good private high schools?[/quote]

You were seriously interested in LACs [i]and [/i]you found Amherst lacking?

Bullshit.

ps I count 8 CS faculty.  How many should a liberal arts college with less than 1,800 students have?

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Out of 8 CS faculty, two of them are on leave. Amherst certainly can teach introductory CS classes, but what else can they teach? CS is quite broad, but Amherst simply doesn’t have enough faculty to teach advanced CS courses. You might be able to learn more from free online CS classes.
Amherst can be great for majors like English, Philosophy, maybe math.. they say you can take courses at uMass, then why do you pay high tuition if you are going to take classes at state school

[/quote]Why would someone go to a SLAC for CS? Sounds like a poor fit. [/quote]

If PP didn't like CS at Amherest, s/he needs to scratch off all the ivies - they are all liberal arts schools.  [/quote]

The ivies are all universities.  All are also classified as R1.

They have liberal arts schools within them, as nearly every university in the USA does.[/quote]

DP.  This is a distinction without a difference.  Being a university rather than a college does not inherently mean an institution has a stronger computer science program.[/quote]

It is by no means a distinction without a difference. And your other point is not one anyone is arguing. Swing and a miss.[/quote]

This tangent is specifically about the computer science program.  If you are trying to derail it into something else, that’s a separate issue.[/quote]

Stop being pedantic.  I directly responded to a stupid comment that "the ivies - they are all liberal arts schools."  [/quote]

You are splitting hairs in something you admit does not make a substantive difference in the context of this discussion.[/quote]

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