Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 17:08     Subject: Re:Is W&L any good?
Anonymous wrote:It's a fine school, with selective admissions, but is relatively small and is not necessarily well known despite being selective. A corollary is that the alumni population and network are necessarily correspondingly smaller. The lack of name recognition may be a drawback professionally, at least in the early career stage where one doesn't yet have extensive credible experience, unless a student goes on to a better-known graduate school later.


Word salad.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 16:53     Subject: Is W&L any good?
Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:Although W&L continues to place quite well in its category in USN,, for additional perspective, you may benefit from considering other rankings. This WalletHub ranking, for example, which used fairly conventional methods, placed W&L a notable 18th when compared to colleges and universities nationally:

https://wallethub.com/edu/e/college-rankings/40750

As a subjective comment, W&L appears to be more conservative and preppy than its academic peers, perhaps to an extent at which it might seem borderline archaic to some.

WalletHub ranks W&L 5 spots ahead of Penn and 7 spots ahead of Chicago. I suppose it’s possible. Oddly, the lead in to the list has the top five colleges include 4 that are ranked behind W&L (the fifth being Swarthmore). A quirky ranking, publication and presentation. That said, if my older child decides on law school, I hope she considers W&L.

The wallethub rankings are a fascinating resource. W&L is the 608th safest campus and Northeastern is 99th safest. The least safe campus is St. Mary’s College of Maryland.


Why would St. Mary's College of Maryland be deemed unsafe? That makes zero sense.


Lots of kids get hit by sailboats
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 16:33     Subject: Is W&L any good?
Anonymous wrote:it is good but does not belong T15 LAC based on the less than top-tier students they take from our private. Think of it as a regional school with some ties to DC. It does not have a nationally-known reputation as the true T15 Lacs do


You should be embarrassed to post something this stupid.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 15:54     Subject: Re:Is W&L any good?
It's a fine school, with selective admissions, but is relatively small and is not necessarily well known despite being selective. A corollary is that the alumni population and network are necessarily correspondingly smaller. The lack of name recognition may be a drawback professionally, at least in the early career stage where one doesn't yet have extensive credible experience, unless a student goes on to a better-known graduate school later.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 15:53     Subject: Is W&L any good?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Although W&L continues to place quite well in its category in USN,, for additional perspective, you may benefit from considering other rankings. This WalletHub ranking, for example, which used fairly conventional methods, placed W&L a notable 18th when compared to colleges and universities nationally:

https://wallethub.com/edu/e/college-rankings/40750

As a subjective comment, W&L appears to be more conservative and preppy than its academic peers, perhaps to an extent at which it might seem borderline archaic to some.

Oddly, the lead in to the list has the top five colleges include 4 that are ranked behind W&L (the fifth being Swarthmore).

The site seems to have obeyed some formality by placing W&L in a subcategory with universities.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 15:51     Subject: Is W&L any good?
Among LACs, W&L is a top feeder to The Street, along with Williams, Bucknell, and Colgate. Its ranking dropped because of Pell Grant data, which is meaningless and can be ignored. The Johnson scholarship, offered to 10% of each incoming class, is one of the best deals in higher education.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 11:21     Subject: Is W&L any good?
Very, very conservative. That's its major appeal.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 10:58     Subject: Is W&L any good?
Anonymous wrote:it is good but does not belong T15 LAC based on the less than top-tier students they take from our private. Think of it as a regional school with some ties to DC. It does not have a nationally-known reputation as the true T15 Lacs do


Well, there is no LAC at 15. After 14 its straight to 19 shared among W&L, Grinnell and Middlebury.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 10:18     Subject: Is W&L any good?
Anonymous wrote:Is W&L any good and for what kind of kids?

It's ranking dropped from 11 to 19, why?


Yes it is. It for smart high stats kids like the other top SLACS ( < 20% acceptance rate).

It dropped 8 spots in USNWR (social mobility weightings) and is STILL in T20 SLACs.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 10:16     Subject: Is W&L any good?
Anonymous wrote:Is W&L any good and for what kind of kids?

It's ranking dropped from 11 to 19, why?

Yes. It's any good.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 10:14     Subject: Is W&L any good?
Anonymous wrote:It’s very good, and absolutely zero changed from the day it was 11 to the next day it became 19.

+1
Test scores are up there with UVA and W&M.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 09:24     Subject: Is W&L any good?
it is good but does not belong T15 LAC based on the less than top-tier students they take from our private. Think of it as a regional school with some ties to DC. It does not have a nationally-known reputation as the true T15 Lacs do
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 09:08     Subject: Is W&L any good?
It is very good. Want some internal insights? Have a look at their student run newspaper:

https://ringtumphi.net
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 06:46     Subject: Is W&L any good?
It’s very good, and absolutely zero changed from the day it was 11 to the next day it became 19.
Anonymous
Post 02/09/2025 06:43     Subject: Is W&L any good?
Is W&L any good and for what kind of kids?

It's ranking dropped from 11 to 19, why?