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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Committed to Bowdoin, but got off the waitlist at Amherst. Only has until today to decide. Prefers the environment and atmosphere at Bowdoin, but concerned about turning down the [b]prestige at Amherst[/b]. Government/poli sci major. What would you tell him?[/quote]

[b]Nobody cares about Amherst prestige[/b].  It ain't Harvard, MIT, UPenn, Columbia, Brown...[/quote]

Somewhat true.

While Amherst, Williams, and a several other LACs are outstanding schools, they do not carry much prestige in the ever increasing global economy. But, US employers should know and US graduate schools certainly understand the excellence of the top LACs.

Assuming that cost of attendance was not a factor, think about if you or a family member were accepted to an elite LAC such as Williams, Amherst, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Wellesley, Carleton, Claremont McKenna, Pomona, and a few others how difficult the decision would be to turn down such an opportunity. Assume that acceptances to elite National Universities were limited to Cornell, Dartmouth, Johns Hopkins, Emory, Vanderbilt, WUSTL, Rice, and Georgetown University. Which would you chose as you top 3 among the 8 named LACs and the 8 listed National Universities ?

My list of top 3 choices would be Georgetown, Claremont McKenna, and one of Middlebury/Pomona/WUSTL/Vanderbilt/WUSTL. But if I had to select the top 3 based solely on prestige, they would all be National Universities.

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