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[quote=Anonymous]My daughter was admitted to three of these four excellent schools (Carleton, Oberlin and Kenyon - she looked at Grinnell as well but didn't end up applying). In all honesty, these four schools are much more similar than they are different. I also don't think there's much of a difference among them in terms of prestige. If someone has heard of one of these schools they have probably heard of them all. However, there are a lot of people who haven't heard of any of them. I think that's typical of many SLACs. Michigan puts out more alums in a year than any of these schools will put out in two decades.

Ultimately, my daughter chose to attend Kenyon. She's getting an incredible education and she loves the social scene. She chose Kenyon mainly because it has the strongest English department of any of these four schools. My daughter is also an athlete (volleyball) and the facilities at Kenyon are pretty much unparalleled in Division III. So for my daughter, Kenyon made a ton of sense and she's never regretted her choice. If she had been a STEM major, she might have chosen Carleton. If she had been interested in music or politics, Oberlin could have been her choice. But I really wouldn't worry much about which of these schools is the most prestigious. They are all incredible and the ranking that matters (namely which school is best for YOU) will be personal and subjective.[/quote]

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