Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 18:24     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
T10 Ivy Parent. DC regrets not going to the T3 LAC she was admitted to. Do do we (parents). What a difference a year makes.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 18:21     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DD is at one and chose it over Brown. I have yet to run into anyone in real life who looks down on her choice, and she's doing just fine.


My dd made the same choice - a WASP school over Brown. Honestly, she didn't care what others thought, though there were many who were shocked she didn't go to an Ivy League school. But then we are at a pretty much Ivy+ or bust mentality HS.


Our Val last year chose Williams over Stanford, UCB, and an Ivy. It caused 'talk' because she is Asian.


Our valedictorian last year also chose Williams over several ivies, coming from a famous boarding school - so it was also a bit scandalous. I hope they’ve met each other (I suspect they have).
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 18:14     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:NP - my DH is insisting that Georgetown is a better school in all respects than Amherst. I am sort of surprised by that type of statement, but this is an example of how some people feel about LACs that I just don't understand.
DC chose Amherst over Georgetown and is very happy about his decision. With that said, it was a difficult decision, and he likes many things about Georgetown. I don't see why people need to be so hateful.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 17:38     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
A top student at our suburban high school chose Williams over Dartmouth.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 17:35     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:Top 20 is always better than top 5-7 LACs for name recognition globally.


There are many considerations that are more important than lay prestige.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 17:34     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:Top 20 is always better than top 5-7 LACs for name recognition globally.




Sure, if global recognition matters to you. If you know your kid is going to graduate school, it's irrelevant.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 17:30     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Top 20 is always better than top 5-7 LACs for name recognition globally.

Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 17:18     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What are the T5 Lacs?



in no particular order
swarthmore
williams
bowdoin
pomona
amherst
wellesley

yes, there are 6 not 5

There are 5, Bowdoin should be taken off the list.


May I know why?


There is no real 'why'. Just someone blithering.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 17:17     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My DD is at one and chose it over Brown. I have yet to run into anyone in real life who looks down on her choice, and she's doing just fine.


My dd made the same choice - a WASP school over Brown. Honestly, she didn't care what others thought, though there were many who were shocked she didn't go to an Ivy League school. But then we are at a pretty much Ivy+ or bust mentality HS.


Our Val last year chose Williams over Stanford, UCB, and an Ivy. It caused 'talk' because she is Asian.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 17:04     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:LAC boosters either have an inferiority complex or looking for justification for spending $360,000 for a bachelor's degree for a school 50% of the public isn't familiar.


+1. The LAC boosters on this forum are so annoying. I actually like LACs but you guys don’t need to start endless threads about them or inject them into every discussion (like the current UVA and W&M ED thread where people just started suggesting LACs out of nowhere in a discussion about UVA and W&M ED strategy).
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 17:00     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What are the T5 Lacs?



in no particular order
swarthmore
williams
bowdoin
pomona
amherst
wellesley

yes, there are 6 not 5

There are 5, Bowdoin should be taken off the list.


Actually there are 9 (with SAT medians above 1500)

Amherst
Bowdoin
Claremont McKenna
Harvey Mudd
Middlebury
Pomona
Swarthmore
Wellesley
Williams

With another cluster right behind them (1480+)
Carleton
Colgate
Davidson
Hamilton
Haverford
Vassar
Washington & Lee


Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 16:58     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What are the T5 Lacs?



in no particular order
swarthmore
williams
bowdoin
pomona
amherst
wellesley

yes, there are 6 not 5

There are 5, Bowdoin should be taken off the list.


May I know why?
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 16:46     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:My DD is at one and chose it over Brown. I have yet to run into anyone in real life who looks down on her choice, and she's doing just fine.


My dd made the same choice - a WASP school over Brown. Honestly, she didn't care what others thought, though there were many who were shocked she didn't go to an Ivy League school. But then we are at a pretty much Ivy+ or bust mentality HS.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 16:43     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:LAC boosters either have an inferiority complex or looking for justification for spending $360,000 for a bachelor's degree for a school 50% of the public isn't familiar.


I'm pretty sure that isn't their reasoning. The top SLACs are populated by 1% families who don't really care what the public thinks. And, they don't have to justify their spending to the plebes. The schools are highly thought of in their social circles which is what matters.
Anonymous
Post 03/27/2025 16:32     Subject: T20 or T5 lacs
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What are the T5 Lacs?



in no particular order
swarthmore
williams
bowdoin
pomona
amherst
wellesley

yes, there are 6 not 5

There are 5, Bowdoin should be taken off the list.