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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The "preppier" LACs like Williams, Amherst, Colgate, Colby, etc. tend to have good career outcomes right out of undergrad.

The "crunchier" ones like Grinnell, Carleton, Pomona, Oberlin, etc. have very little on-campus recruiting -- the vast majority of students go to grad school (often a PhD, which have questionable ROI). [/quote]

My kid is a Grinnell grad married to a Grinnell grad.  They both have excellent jobs and landed them right off the bat, and all of their friends from college are doing equally well or better.  Some went on to grad school, some didn’t.  One got a PhD.   All did fine.

I don’t think I know anyone from any college who got their job through on campus recruiting, honestly.  I’m sure it happens, but I would never advise a kid to pick a school based on who recruits on campus.  Most graduates get their jobs by casting wide nets.

Also, on the PhD front, while it’s certainly true that graduates of SLACs tend to get PhDs in disproportionately large numbers, it’s still the case that the overwhelming majority of SLAC grads don’t go on to get a PhD. [/quote]

Glad your kid did well, but the fact is that Grinnell has a very poor ROI unless you major in computer science or economics. [/quote]

Also, (DP) the college experience of 4 years at a small, rural, college in Iowa should be a consideration in addition to outcomes.[/quote]

You really just can’t stand it that someone’s kid enjoyed rural Iowa, has a good job, and is happy and doing well. Are you always so miserable?[/quote]

DP if they picked up HYP and moved them to rural Iowa I'd still hesitate to go there but YMMV.[/quote]

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