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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would a college not prepare you work working afterwards?  Then what is the point?[/quote]

Every day at my job I research things and write up summaries of them for other people, sometimes present them orally. Those are core job skills I learned at a liberal arts institution. I've worked in finance and tech. Same skills are core to law practice as well.[/quote]

Interesting!  My kids - at state universities - are all well-versed in writing, summarizing, researching, analyzing, and presenting orally.  How could this have happened?!
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I mean, my third grader does all those things too, but I do them better than he does. Similarly, controlling for school ranking, [b]the average SLAC student is going to do those things better than the average state school student. [/b]But state school students have more in the way of hard skills, so everyone has their strengths. [/quote]

This is so intriguing, and I'd love for you to share your sources for these claims.  TIA![/quote]

Why are you so uncomfortable with the idea that SLACs might be stronger in a given area than state schools? No one is contesting that state schools produce better e.g. engineers. SLACs have areas where they excel and areas where they are weaker. So do state schools.[/quote]

Why does it make you uncomfortable when asked to provide citations for your claims?  Unbiased citations shouldn’t be difficult to find, right?  The bolded claim in particular.  Thanks![/quote]

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