Anonymous wrote:They sit in that odd in-between where they're lesser-known by the general populace, but are incredibly overhyped by those in the know.

No one cares about your Williams or Amherst or Swarthmore, and they're slowly but surely becoming increasingly irrelevant in today's higher ed landscape.

They sit in that odd in-between where they're lesser-known by the general populace, but are incredibly respected by those in the know. Fixed it for you.

Regarding your second line. The very low acceptance rates should be your first clue that your thinking is faulty. After you've worked through that one you might want to expand upon and and ask yourself "Why do the people who matter respect them so highly? Why do they have the among the very highest acceptance rates to med schools, law schools, pre-professional programs, IB, MBB, etc. when they don't matter? Maybe I've been wrong because they obviously do matter. Maybe it's my understanding of undergraduate education in America that is inadequate? They obviously do matter because those very low acceptance rates and positive outcomes definitely matter. After all outcomes is what we send our children to school for." That would be a pretty useful thought process for some in need of actual education rather than opinion.

What doesn't matter is "are they known by the general populace"? If that was the driver people know more about Alabama than any of the Ivies so maybe you should "look South". And, they are far from irrelevant, the influence of their networks will be ever more important in the time of AI, especially when their graduates sit in top positions across the country and strongly support their schools.

Anonymous wrote:They sit in that odd in-between where they're lesser-known by the general populace, but are incredibly overhyped by those in the know.

No one cares about your Williams or Amherst or Swarthmore, and they're slowly but surely becoming increasingly irrelevant in today's higher ed landscape.

Why would anyone care whether the general populace knows? The people that matter — admissions officers at professional schools and grad schools and potential employers — know about them. So what if Crystal in Topeka hasn’t heard of Swarthmore.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They sit in that odd in-between where they're lesser-known by the general populace, but are incredibly overhyped by those in the know.

No one cares about your Williams or Amherst or Swarthmore, and they're slowly but surely becoming increasingly irrelevant in today's higher ed landscape.

Ain't that the truth.

I’m sorry you grew up in fly over country or with immigrant parents and are still resentful of wealthier kids from urban areas.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They sit in that odd in-between where they're lesser-known by the general populace, but are incredibly overhyped by those in the know.

No one cares about your Williams or Amherst or Swarthmore, and they're slowly but surely becoming increasingly irrelevant in today's higher ed landscape.

Ain't that the truth.

No, actually, it is the opposite of the truth, comrade.

Anonymous wrote:They sit in that odd in-between where they're lesser-known by the general populace, but are incredibly overhyped by those in the know.

No one cares about your Williams or Amherst or Swarthmore, and they're slowly but surely becoming increasingly irrelevant in today's higher ed landscape.

Ain't that the truth.

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Anonymous wrote:they are overrated. but I can see how some students and parents (esp helicopter ones) like the small bubble and perception of suburban or rural security they provide. it's like sending your kid off to a well-heeled boarding school out in the middle of nowhere as opposed to having them compete against thousands of kids globally in a huge metropolis or city.

Idk any parents like this that send their kids to a lac. LAC are mostly chosen out of fit and a student wanting a small environment. Helicopter parents want the namebrands

100%.

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Anonymous wrote:There are two types of people who hate LACs:

(1) Anti-intellectuals.

(2) Those who cannot afford a good one.

3) Parents like me who have become fully turned off LACs by the non-stop insufferable LAC boosters on this site.

How stupid are you to take garbage posted on DCUM seriously?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are two types of people who hate LACs:

(1) Anti-intellectuals.

(2) Those who cannot afford a good one.

3) Parents like me who have become fully turned off LACs by the non-stop insufferable LAC boosters on this site.

Sure Karen

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are two types of people who hate LACs:

(1) Anti-intellectuals.

(2) Those who cannot afford a good one.

3) Parents like me who have become fully turned off LACs by the non-stop insufferable LAC boosters on this site.

Amen to that.

Anonymous wrote:There are two types of people who hate LACs:

(1) Anti-intellectuals.

(2) Those who cannot afford a good one.

3) Parents like me who have become fully turned off LACs by the non-stop insufferable LAC boosters on this site.

People should have less choice. There should be no LACs. And short people got no reason to live.

Everything is overrated.

Anonymous wrote:UVA strivers v. LAC hypers. Who will prevail...

Apparently it's SEC versus LACs

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:they are overrated. but I can see how some students and parents (esp helicopter ones) like the small bubble and perception of suburban or rural security they provide. it's like sending your kid off to a well-heeled boarding school out in the middle of nowhere as opposed to having them compete against thousands of kids globally in a huge metropolis or city.

Idk any parents like this that send their kids to a lac. LAC are mostly chosen out of fit and a student wanting a small environment. Helicopter parents want the namebrands

This is not inconsistent with what the PP said.

There are two types of people who hate LACs:

(1) Anti-intellectuals.

(2) Those who cannot afford a good one.